We are sitting in the LA airport waiting for our flight home to Toronto. We left many hours ago from Cairns, Australia and flew to Brisbane to await our flight to LA. In Brisbane, we got a special treat! Aunt CJ … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiji/AUS/NZ
Can I just say the Great Barrier Reef is as spectacular as I dreamed it would be? We headed out for our last day to snorkel on the reef. We were originally supposed to go yesterday, but the sea was … Continue reading
Talk about an action packed day! We were out the door at 7:30 to catch the “Kuranda Classic Tour”, which was taking us up into the village of Kuranda. We boarded a train at the cute train station about a … Continue reading
Up this morning, we bid Sydney farewell and off to the airport we went! I wish I could say we had a great flight like with Air NewZealand – but JetStar was not the best. However, we arrived – to pouring … Continue reading
I wish I could say our legs weren’t killing after our walking day in Sydney, but they totally were. City travel is exhausting. City travel with 5 kids…well…it’s exhausting. But awesome! We packed up our day bags and headed down to … Continue reading
In North America, you arrive 2 hours at the airport before international travel. Apparently there is no need in Rotorua. We arrived to an empty airport. It was kind of funny. The kids spread out and got some work done. … Continue reading
We woke up this morning and headed right to the long awaited (by Josh at least), sheep show at the Agrodome. The kids had a lot of fun watching the actual show. Josh was selected to keep the gate closed … Continue reading
This morning we set off for a little driving adventure. I say adventure because, for one, they drive on the wrong side of the road here! And two, we have the craziest RED truck that is transporting us … Continue reading
Just a few travelling tips… 1. If you ever go to a Traditional Maori Hangi feast with 200 other people, and get seated at a table that has cute little candles like this: Please note that IF you try to … Continue reading
Can I just say that New Zealand is STUNNING. I mean, I want to live here. (I’m mainly posting pictures of us in it due to the nature of this blog, but I have hundreds of gorgeous scenery too….) We … Continue reading