Hamilton Stories


Finally a night out in Hamilton!

Arrived back early evening to Hamilton, after what seemed like a week camping but was actually less than 48hours! Finally had a night out in Hamilton itself and got to see a few of Julias local haunts. We were joined by Lee, Jo, Lorna, Andy and a few other locals enroute - it appeared that Julis knows almost everyone in this town! However, un...


Camping!

CAMPING TODAY! Right, so I was collected at 9am this morning and luckily enough i awoke around 8.30am - as although i thought i was being organised in setting my phone alarm, i had forgotten one crucial element. My phone was still set to UK time, so my alarm wouldnt have gone off until 2am our time! So not only did i have less than 30 minutes to...


White Island

Im cheating really because I went to White island last wk end. This week end all i did was pack & sit on my lardy asse! So saturday I called around and picked up MR Hughes at 8AM! Blimey the boy was up and off we went to Whakatani. It was a beautiful day. Pure sunshine and the sea was as flat as a mirror. Perfect conditions for the 1.5 hr boat rid...


Only One week to go

One week today I down tools, Throw my gloves away and start on my adventures. I am so excited. I have bought lots of tarty clothes so I can keep up with the young uns. To be honest I have had to buy new clothes I have turned into a comfy one. Since arriving in New Zealand I have put on a stone and a Half. I have big dinner lady arms!!!!I put it down to ...