Tuesday was our last day at Silky oaks. We did yoga again at 7.30, then had another great breakfast, after a shower. I couldn't face the...

We woke up in paradise went for Yoga at 7.30 am. The lady said Kev was actually quite good, which was something of a surprise! After a...

We left Fitzroy on the 9.30 Cat sailing. On arrival back at Cairns, we were picked up by our transfer company, and taken by minibus, to...

Sat 10th Feb was our day to explore the Great Barrier reef. We had decided to get seats on a boat run by 'DiveCairns' and Fitzroy Island...

Today was our day for exploring the island, on foot. The weather had improved slightly, and was intended to improve further, so we set...

We left the Mantra hotel at 8am and walked across the park to the ferry terminal. Still raining unfortunately. We caught the catamaran...

We were up at 6 am and out of the hotel by 6.30. The excellent 'Skybus' ($19 each way) got us through empty roads tot he airport in less...

After an early start, and a take-away breakfast of a coffee and bacon and egg roll, Saturday was spent sight-seeing and shopping in...

Unfortunately New Zealand was catching the tail of a tropical cyclone. We didn't know t till later in the day, but the South Island was...

On Sunday morning we felt very lazy so we went down to a cafe by a lake where a friend of nephew Ryan's (Anthony) was playing very...

Napier is a wonderfully Kitch 'Art Deco' township beside the sea in Hawkes Bay. Arriving in the afternoon of Wednesday 17th Jan, we...

We arrived in Hamilton on the evening of Monday 15th Jan after Nancy (Julie's sister) picked us up from Auckland. Nan and Steve are great...

This was our Hotel in Hawaii. We had a great time there, even though we are unsure how you can describe a room on the 9th floor as a...

Some of us are very good at relaxing - and regard it as a bit of an 'art form'! Wherever we are, we do like to get out and experience the...