this morning i got up at 7am to be on the bus to work at 7.40! shaun stayed behind as he is a man and is not aloud to work in the packing part of the kiwi world as his brain doesnt work right for checking fruit! true thats what we were told! he was not happy!
so got off the bus and filled out the paper work and listened to things to do and not to do like walk out in front of tractors and lorry's! well thats something i have never thought of!
well im not in the packing house im a picker so shaun could have come! hee hee but as it was raining we couldnt pick because kiwis have to be dry to pick otherwise the world implodes! true! lol
have sorted my IRD number now so tax will not be a problem now! few weight off my mind!
now have the rest of the day to fill with not a lot!
have fun!
charlie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Kerikeri
tis really pretty! yep I say that alot! but honestly it really is!
woke up today to some very noisy people leaving our house! well its not a house but its the best room we have stayed in so far! table and chairs and a fridge and a kettle! and only 4 beds! its the first time in nearly 5 months that I have unpacked stuff and placed my big bag under the bed and forgotten about it! only thing thats wrong is the bathroom is a little walk across the car park.... cant have everything! after all it is only $115 per week!
this morning after the rude awakening we got up and walked across the school field to the farmers market and fair ground! was wicked! the first thing we bought was a raffle ticket to win a meat pack! o yes a pack full of meat! but sadly we didnt win :( Shauns spirits were then raised when he found a fishing weight that is shaped like a fish! hard to come back down from that sort of high!
so we went off in search of food.... bought 9 corn on the cobs for $5 massive ones and everything, capsicums (peppers) and carrots! all local and organic! we were pretty pleased with our little haul but didnt think it would suffice so new world was next on the list! some money later we were heading back to the hostel to put stuff in the fridge! our own fridge! didnt really need food but we wanted to make it our own! lol we did need food! Shaun is eating us out of house and home! impressive seeing as we have neither!
ok a little bad news. Shauns laptop had a run in with the sharp edge of Shauns speakers.... he blames me because i knocked it off but it was his stuff that did the damage.... dont think it will hold up in court though, so we are going to settle with me paying for a new screen!
so hopefully we will have jobs in the next few days! picking kiwis! dont worry not the people or the bird the fruit! just to make it clear people dont grow on trees! well bush type things.
lots of love
charlie and shaun
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woke up today to some very noisy people leaving our house! well its not a house but its the best room we have stayed in so far! table and chairs and a fridge and a kettle! and only 4 beds! its the first time in nearly 5 months that I have unpacked stuff and placed my big bag under the bed and forgotten about it! only thing thats wrong is the bathroom is a little walk across the car park.... cant have everything! after all it is only $115 per week!
this morning after the rude awakening we got up and walked across the school field to the farmers market and fair ground! was wicked! the first thing we bought was a raffle ticket to win a meat pack! o yes a pack full of meat! but sadly we didnt win :( Shauns spirits were then raised when he found a fishing weight that is shaped like a fish! hard to come back down from that sort of high!
so we went off in search of food.... bought 9 corn on the cobs for $5 massive ones and everything, capsicums (peppers) and carrots! all local and organic! we were pretty pleased with our little haul but didnt think it would suffice so new world was next on the list! some money later we were heading back to the hostel to put stuff in the fridge! our own fridge! didnt really need food but we wanted to make it our own! lol we did need food! Shaun is eating us out of house and home! impressive seeing as we have neither!
ok a little bad news. Shauns laptop had a run in with the sharp edge of Shauns speakers.... he blames me because i knocked it off but it was his stuff that did the damage.... dont think it will hold up in court though, so we are going to settle with me paying for a new screen!
so hopefully we will have jobs in the next few days! picking kiwis! dont worry not the people or the bird the fruit! just to make it clear people dont grow on trees! well bush type things.
lots of love
charlie and shaun
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Cape Reinga was beautiful!
got up early to be on the bus at 7.10am! so caught up on some sleep on the first leg of the journey! our first stop was to look at some massive trees! Koari trees! yep they were big and had funny looking bark other than that they were trees.
we then stopped at a bakery to get breakfast and to get our lunch as it was the last shops for miles! well the last shop we were stopping at anyway. shaun got his usual things of cream cakes and anything that was full of sugar so he was geared for the day!
after that we went for a drive down Ninety Mile Beach well more like 96k but hey who's counting?!?!?! was a lot like fraser island in places but it was nice. then came the sand boarding! climbed a massive sand dune and then went down it on a boggie board. that's the only way to describe it really!'i thought I was going to die climbing up! was good fun and def worth it!'
we then had lunch at a pretty beach! the lads all grabbed a board and hit the waves! i lay in the sun on the grass and very much enjoyed my pizza bread!
another walk to a lighthouse that is very important to the Maori people. it is the place that their souls travel to before they leave the land! very deep!
our last two stops of the day was a wood work place where they sell stuff from the massive koari trees and a fish and chip shop! the shop was good and hugely expensive but the fish and chips were very nice indeed!
so that was the end of our day trip up to the very north of the north island of NZ!
that night back at the hostel we got talked into going hunting for muscles! didn't do to badly and found some huge ones! took them back and cooked and ate them! well didn't eat all of them as we had so many so we put the back into the sea for another day! what good people we are!
we headed back to Auckland and decided we wanted to go to the cinema! haven't been to one since Singapore! long time for me! watched Avatar in the IMAX! wow what a big screen! biggest I've ever seen. good film as well!
so finally today we got up posted some stuff home, tried to get a tax code but as i have no drivers licence i cant get one for a while! grr then off to the bank to open an account but they didn't have any time so that was a bum as well! so basically the day is sort of over and we have been guaranteed a fruit picking job up north so im thinking i will head up on saturday or sunday but shaun want to see if he can get something better but im pretty happy with the kiwi pickings!
we will see
much love
charlie and shaun
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Sunday, 21 March 2010
Bay Of Islands
i got my nice long sleep! was amazing!
today we boarded the kiwi experience bus and headed north! got in around 12.30 and bought tickets to go dolphin watching! was brill! we were going to swim with them but they had babies so we couldnt. :( never mind it was good!
we also stopped at an island and shaun went for a walk but i was sleepy so i sat on a bench and watched the sea and the birds! was good
shaun had a nice time on his walk with his new friends!
we are now waiting for our BBQ and man im starving! staying in a nice hostel and debating staying here and working but im not sure i really want to stay in a small town again. also the supermarket is miles away so ummmm that is a definite down side! cant live with out a supermarket! the little shops are so expensive! nothing compared with OZ but still money is gold!
in the morning we are going further north to Cape Reiga for a nice little day trip! not really sure what we are going to do but i do no that there is driving on the beach. not like Fraser island but we will be on a big bus with balloon tires! very wild! might get to see some wild horses but we will see.
lots of love
charlie and shaun
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today we boarded the kiwi experience bus and headed north! got in around 12.30 and bought tickets to go dolphin watching! was brill! we were going to swim with them but they had babies so we couldnt. :( never mind it was good!
we also stopped at an island and shaun went for a walk but i was sleepy so i sat on a bench and watched the sea and the birds! was good
shaun had a nice time on his walk with his new friends!
we are now waiting for our BBQ and man im starving! staying in a nice hostel and debating staying here and working but im not sure i really want to stay in a small town again. also the supermarket is miles away so ummmm that is a definite down side! cant live with out a supermarket! the little shops are so expensive! nothing compared with OZ but still money is gold!
in the morning we are going further north to Cape Reiga for a nice little day trip! not really sure what we are going to do but i do no that there is driving on the beach. not like Fraser island but we will be on a big bus with balloon tires! very wild! might get to see some wild horses but we will see.
lots of love
charlie and shaun
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Friday, 19 March 2010
we have arrived in Nz
Hello!
So our last few days in Australia were brill! Went up in to the rain forest to a little village called Kuranda! So we stayed in a resort but nothing swanky as we stayed in the backpacker’s accommodation. It was crazy as it was full of bugs! Well what can you do? You’re in the middle of a rain forest! Saw the biggest moth every! It was as long as my arm! No lie we took a picture of it! And its body was as big as my thumb!
So 1st day we walked into town after checking in and sorting ourselves out. After finding some food we walked 5k to Barron falls! Was really pretty but man I was knackered! We were not looking forward to the walk back! We had walked prob about 1k when we struck gold! Two really nice men offered us a lift back to the village! They gave us a little tour and dropped us by the post office! If I’d have had to walk I think my legs would have stopped working!
So day number 2 started well with a free breakfast! Woop woop we ate as much as was possible! We then headed into the village intent on getting the sky rail down the hill to the aboriginal place. The sky rail was broken and Shaun was sad so we headed for the bus stop in hope of a bus! We were in luck! Few as Shaun’s mood had darkened immensely! So we got their and had a really good time watching them and having a go at spear throwing and with the boomerangs!
Thankfully the sky rail was back in action by the time we wanted to leave! AMAZING views! We got off to do a forest walk and then found out we had lost the camera case! Ooops! It was left in the cable car! Don’t worry it came back up so all was not lost!
We ate at the resort and had the wedges! Ummm they were very good!
So we packed up for an early start to the airport!
Caught the bus and arrived in plenty of time! My bag weighs 21.2k!!! No wonder my back hurts! Shaun’s is 19. something, lucky devil!
The flight was a bit dull and the food didn’t come as often as we would have liked!
So we went through customs having the didg taken off to be examined and the tent was whisked away to be cleaned and hoovered!
We arrived at the hostel in Auckland to be told that we were booked into the one in Christchurch! Oooops! Such is life so we walked down the road to a nice place that had space! The first time we planned ahead and booked we muck it up! Won’t be doing that again!
So today what did we do........ Shaun found is microphone and I got a new sim card for NZ. We went food shopping and found some numbers to call about jobs! And we got the forms for the tax number! We are pretty pleased all in all with how the day went!
Now I’m looking forward to a really long sleep as last night a drunk Irish man in our dorm kept coming in and waking me up!
Hope all is well! Lots of love Charlie and Shaun xxxxxxxx
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Great Barrier Reef
wow wow wow!
it was an amazing day! it was so choppy and man we didnt feel to healthy after lunch but still we managed!
saw a turtle and a shark!!!! well the shark was me while snorkeling and shaun saw a eel!!! it was so brill!
did our 1st dive of the day with a guild so we got used to the feel of it and saw many nemos and millions of other fish! i held a sea cucumber and got a wicked pic with us by a clam! man o man it was amazing! well worth every penny we paid which was bloody cheap!!! the under water cage wasnt working due to the weather but hey thats for people who dont want to get wet! the wimps!!!!!
the 2nd dive of the day we sat out as shaun had issues with his old synosis and i didnt want to go without him! that when we hit the old snorkel system! the currant was so strong and waves kept going down the snorkel but i saw a shark so i was well chuffed! mr shaun just missed it was he needed to pee! that will teach him to learn to pee in the sea!!!
3rd dive we went alone! ahhh we were so brave! we were going to go with these two others but 1 had an issue with his tank so headed back up so me and shaun braved it alone!
got a wicked video of a sting ray and again millions of fish and really pretty coral!
23mins into it shaun got a nose bleed. he couldnt see it as it was in his mask and i couldnt tell him as we dont know the sign language for "nose bleed" so i made the decision to finish and head up! apparently it wasnt much to worry about but still better to be safe than sorry!
so off to Kuranda in the morning! havent decided if we are going to be boring and take the bus or head up on the sky rail! will decide when i know the prices!
happy st Patrick's day!!!
lots of love charlie and shaun
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it was an amazing day! it was so choppy and man we didnt feel to healthy after lunch but still we managed!
saw a turtle and a shark!!!! well the shark was me while snorkeling and shaun saw a eel!!! it was so brill!
did our 1st dive of the day with a guild so we got used to the feel of it and saw many nemos and millions of other fish! i held a sea cucumber and got a wicked pic with us by a clam! man o man it was amazing! well worth every penny we paid which was bloody cheap!!! the under water cage wasnt working due to the weather but hey thats for people who dont want to get wet! the wimps!!!!!
the 2nd dive of the day we sat out as shaun had issues with his old synosis and i didnt want to go without him! that when we hit the old snorkel system! the currant was so strong and waves kept going down the snorkel but i saw a shark so i was well chuffed! mr shaun just missed it was he needed to pee! that will teach him to learn to pee in the sea!!!
3rd dive we went alone! ahhh we were so brave! we were going to go with these two others but 1 had an issue with his tank so headed back up so me and shaun braved it alone!
got a wicked video of a sting ray and again millions of fish and really pretty coral!
23mins into it shaun got a nose bleed. he couldnt see it as it was in his mask and i couldnt tell him as we dont know the sign language for "nose bleed" so i made the decision to finish and head up! apparently it wasnt much to worry about but still better to be safe than sorry!
so off to Kuranda in the morning! havent decided if we are going to be boring and take the bus or head up on the sky rail! will decide when i know the prices!
happy st Patrick's day!!!
lots of love charlie and shaun
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Monday, 15 March 2010
Cairns
So we arived in Cairns and found our hostel! the bus driver forgot about us and we were the last to get off! :( wasnt as bad as we didnt have to walk so far!
the hostel isnt the best but its right on the water front! and got a night market next door with really cool looking stuff in it!
might go spending money later!
so so tomorrow off on the boat! we were warned to take some sea sickness tablets by a nice lady we talked to in a shop as its going to be very bumpy as its really windy! but us being us dont want to spend money on meds! we will see how much we regret it tomorrow!
kisses
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the hostel isnt the best but its right on the water front! and got a night market next door with really cool looking stuff in it!
might go spending money later!
so so tomorrow off on the boat! we were warned to take some sea sickness tablets by a nice lady we talked to in a shop as its going to be very bumpy as its really windy! but us being us dont want to spend money on meds! we will see how much we regret it tomorrow!
kisses
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Saturday, 13 March 2010
Last Day!
so we are leaving tomorrow!
sad times! lol we have very much enjoyed ourselves! the people have been really nice and friendly!
the plans for today are so, Shaun is going down to the beach with the guys to kick some Canadians arse! lol they are gong for a run and he intends to win! well dont think he can beat Nick who was in the army and is built like a tank but he can keep up so that will do! but some guys challenged them so bring it on! i shall not be attending. have top work what a shame! man cant believe i missed out!!
so we leave here at 1.30 on the OZ experience bus for Cairns! our last bus journey! sad times!
so the plan for Cairns is so:
get in at 5pm and chill out and get some food! not sure where we are going to stay yet but will book something later!
then on the 16 we are going diving!!! woop woop!!
17 mr Shauns Bday! so off into the rain forest to Kuranda. then we are heading to the aboriginal place to have a look around!
18 we are going to mill around in Kuranda to see whats going on and pack!
19 fly off to New Zealand! flight leaves at 10.30ish something like that so an early start will be had!
ummm what else...... o yeah happy Mothers Day!!!!!!!!!!!
lots of love Charlie and Shaun xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sad times! lol we have very much enjoyed ourselves! the people have been really nice and friendly!
the plans for today are so, Shaun is going down to the beach with the guys to kick some Canadians arse! lol they are gong for a run and he intends to win! well dont think he can beat Nick who was in the army and is built like a tank but he can keep up so that will do! but some guys challenged them so bring it on! i shall not be attending. have top work what a shame! man cant believe i missed out!!
so we leave here at 1.30 on the OZ experience bus for Cairns! our last bus journey! sad times!
so the plan for Cairns is so:
get in at 5pm and chill out and get some food! not sure where we are going to stay yet but will book something later!
then on the 16 we are going diving!!! woop woop!!
17 mr Shauns Bday! so off into the rain forest to Kuranda. then we are heading to the aboriginal place to have a look around!
18 we are going to mill around in Kuranda to see whats going on and pack!
19 fly off to New Zealand! flight leaves at 10.30ish something like that so an early start will be had!
ummm what else...... o yeah happy Mothers Day!!!!!!!!!!!
lots of love Charlie and Shaun xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Still at Mission Beach!
yep like i said still here and not a lot had happened!
well shaun had lost all of his hair! yep his new friend and partner in crime Joey shaved his head ASBO style! you would be proud of him! only prob now is he had to sun tan lotion his head! bless the English skin never gets any better!
ummm what else.... have been watching Family Guy, Inbetweeners and House! also millions of films! yep been filling our time well!
didnt get up till 12 today! changed shifts so i dont start till 2pm and i have nothing to do! but today i was given the task of scrubbing the roofs! well the over hang type thing! was given a hose and i long pole with a brush type thing on it! havent had so much fun in ages! im such a loser i know! i also managed to get shaun with the hose without realising! score!
its stake night at the pub across the road tomorrow night so we will be eating stake and chips tomorrow for a wicked $5!!!!! cant beat that!
i think my new word is wicked now! i say it alot!
so we are off to Cairns on Monday the 15! go to a croc farm on the way which should be wicked! lol
miss you all loads!
lots of love charlie xxxxxxx
(off to watch yet another film!)
well shaun had lost all of his hair! yep his new friend and partner in crime Joey shaved his head ASBO style! you would be proud of him! only prob now is he had to sun tan lotion his head! bless the English skin never gets any better!
ummm what else.... have been watching Family Guy, Inbetweeners and House! also millions of films! yep been filling our time well!
didnt get up till 12 today! changed shifts so i dont start till 2pm and i have nothing to do! but today i was given the task of scrubbing the roofs! well the over hang type thing! was given a hose and i long pole with a brush type thing on it! havent had so much fun in ages! im such a loser i know! i also managed to get shaun with the hose without realising! score!
its stake night at the pub across the road tomorrow night so we will be eating stake and chips tomorrow for a wicked $5!!!!! cant beat that!
i think my new word is wicked now! i say it alot!
so we are off to Cairns on Monday the 15! go to a croc farm on the way which should be wicked! lol
miss you all loads!
lots of love charlie xxxxxxx
(off to watch yet another film!)
Monday, 1 March 2010
Mission Beach
so we were only going to stay 1 night and now we are here for 2 weeks!
not a lot to do around here but that means we spend no money so that good!
we are working 3 hours a day for our bed and free internet so mr shaun is happy about that! he is cleaning the kitchen and the bathrooms and im making beds at the moment then i think my im changing to general tidying up when laura leaves on sunday! so all is good on that front!!!!!
we are chilling out until the 15march then off to cairns for the last few days before we fly out to New Zealand on the 19!!!! woop woop
so we completed out diving course and now have 6 dives in our log books so we are well chuffed with that! as it rained loads the visibility wasnt all that great but we saw loads of rays and millions of fish! on our last dive shaun decided to stop me to show me a fish and we lost our guide so thats wasnt all that great but we found her again so that was lucky!
not a lot to report really and prob not a lot for the next 2 weeks other than cleaning and not really doing much!
the heat is mad and as we are in the rain forest the bugs are huge and plentiful! so bites are coming thick and fast! but its really beautiful so all worth it!
hope all is well and the snow has stopped!
love charlie xxxxxxx
not a lot to do around here but that means we spend no money so that good!
we are working 3 hours a day for our bed and free internet so mr shaun is happy about that! he is cleaning the kitchen and the bathrooms and im making beds at the moment then i think my im changing to general tidying up when laura leaves on sunday! so all is good on that front!!!!!
we are chilling out until the 15march then off to cairns for the last few days before we fly out to New Zealand on the 19!!!! woop woop
so we completed out diving course and now have 6 dives in our log books so we are well chuffed with that! as it rained loads the visibility wasnt all that great but we saw loads of rays and millions of fish! on our last dive shaun decided to stop me to show me a fish and we lost our guide so thats wasnt all that great but we found her again so that was lucky!
not a lot to report really and prob not a lot for the next 2 weeks other than cleaning and not really doing much!
the heat is mad and as we are in the rain forest the bugs are huge and plentiful! so bites are coming thick and fast! but its really beautiful so all worth it!
hope all is well and the snow has stopped!
love charlie xxxxxxx
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