Holiday Whirlwind

Your favorite kiwi travellers just got back from quite the adventure. Are you ready for the rundown? I sure hope so....

Orphans Christmas parties in our waterfront aparment. Sunbathing and cooking a feast on Christmas day. Waihieke Island for wine tasting (We may or may not have hitchhiked to one of the wineries. Yes I know, we are classy). A night/day in Whagamata. Sea Kayaking to hidden beaches on the surrounding islands in Whangamata (Think Pirates of the Caribbean but in real life!). Camping on the side of the road on the way to Rotorua (not as sketchy as it sounds, we promise). Using up the rest of Clem's clubhouse tab ($150) at Wairake golf course in Taupo by having Jackie pretend to be his wife. Gisborne for two nights including sneaking into the 3 day Rhythm and Vines festival on New Years Eve to be the first to bring in the New years with a bang (and lots of dancing). Camping on the beach and watching the sunrise at the eastern most point in New Zealand (first to see the sun!) Crashing a party in a $1200/night penthouse suite in Tauranga. A stop off in Whangamata on the way back to Auckland...and here we are again getting the last things taken care of before we move down with the Clements in Whangas for the month of January.

Exhausted yet from reading that? Cause we sure are from doing it all. Luckily for us where we're headed has a lot of time on the beach in store for us..and maybe a couple hours of work a week at a cafe. Yeah yeah we know, we have it rough.

Hope you all had a very happy and healthy and restful holiday season and that 2010 is treating you well!!

Sending lots of kiwi love!
Anna, Alissa, Jackie, and Kyle