Kangaroos and Surfing

We must really be in Australia because yesterday we saw kangaroos in the morning and went surfing in the afternoon!! We leave tomorrow until April 29th to drive up the northwest coast! It'll be an intense road trip with lots planned. We especially cannot wait to swim with the whalesharks!
Post pics when we get back!

A very special Happy Birthday to Ashley's mom on the 26th!!!:) Wish we could be there for the big celebration!

AUSTRALIA!!!

We have arrived in Australia and are in Perth on the west coast! We are spending the next few days with friends of the family before heading up the west coast for 16 days. We are just about to head to the beach!
We will post more travel pics when we have them!!!

Looking back on New Zealand....

Here are a few pics we have not yet posted from New Zealand. As we are about to leave to head to Australia thought we would show off more of this amazing country!

Chad was choosen as "chief" for the day at a Maori cultural tour

The clouds moved in as Ashley hiked down to get this pic...

Nugget Point

Dunedin train station

Sheep everywhere!!!

Wine selection....tough work!

T - 10 Days

In 10 days we will be in Australia. We have sold our van. Arranged to stay with family friends and visit a friend from Africa while in Perth. Have rented a car for 16 days to drive up the northwest coast. Booked swimming with whale sharks while in Coral Bay and planned much more along the journey. Before we leave we are really excited to stay with the family we were with during the earthquake in Christchurch and wrap up our time in Timaru. 
We look forward to posting pics and having many more travel stories over the next month or so.......
In the meantime, we have highlighted a map showing the approximate route we took around the two islands. We really did cover a lot of ground in the 5 months we were here. New Zealand truly is incredible and definitely worth a trip!

Three weeks until Australia!!!

The title says it all...getting very excited!!!!!!

No LuLu Love!

Something the ladies can appreciate....when packing for this trip I carefully selected lulus in various lengths, one pair of shorts, one pair of capris and one pair of pants, to make up a good portion of my wardrode.  However, I have since realized that lulus truly are a Canadian obsession. People just have no idea what they are missing out on!!!  For example, since being here I have been asked why there is a funny up side down horseshoe on my shorts and I have even been told that I forgot to take the sticker off my pants...that being the lulu emblem on my pant legs.....I guess I am not as stylish as I thought!:)

Australia booked!

Flights to Australia booked! We fly out of New Zealand and into Perth on April 9th!!