I know you have all missed me so much so I have put a picture of an old geyser here to remind you. This was taken in Rotarua on our way down North Island in New Zealand. Although it is a spectacular sight, so is the smell!! We saw some amazing sights all over NZ and we will try and get some of our photographs where you can see them - will let you know later where they are. South Island is very mountainous and there was snow on the top of a lot of the peaks. We went on some high and windy passes through St Josef and the Fox Glacier and then on to Lake Wanaka and Milford Sound. We came back via Queenstown which was a very sports orientated city where we went up the Gondola to the top of the mountain. 
We then travelled across country to the sea at Timaru and then inland again across the area where the epicentre of the big earthquake was, to Christchurch. A lot of the roads were being rebuilt. They even had a small tremor on the day we were there - apparently it happens most days. We went on a tram ride round the city getting off and on at various locations. Unfortunately Jean had to visit the Dr for an antibiotic to fight an infection which had caused a bad shaking fit the previous night.
Friday we flew to Sydney to stay with Jean's cousin 1hr north of the city. It had been very wet there but cleared up the next day - just as Jean had to spend another 2 hours in the Dr's surgery getting another antibiotic as the first one did not suit! 2 thunder storms have already stopped the posting of this blog so we will get on with it quick while we are still on line!!
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