Happy christmas blog readers!!

sorry we havn`t updated much we have been travelling lots..to many remote places..and as for uploading photos it takes ages..we will sow you some pics of NZ when we get to Austrailia.We have toured the north and south island..great!in the north we got our car broken into and a load of money and all our cards nicked plus all the kids schoolwork..and 4 rugsacks!!well at least we are travelling lighter now which is a big plus!The people are great here and the night after we were robbed a wonderful Maori couple put us up in their home!!they fed us gave us their bed and blessed us!!Hamish met the guy in a petrol station..and we ended up having a much needed break in thier home!God is good to us.In the south we stayed in an old stone miners cottage..full of china…flowers..comfy beds..it was like something out of country home and garden..and half the price of a motel..in gold mining territory.We met a family in the park..we went to thier house and the kids panned for gold and found some..how exciting!they came to us for a BBQ and we had a lovely time with them..even though the weather was very British that day!Christchurch was a lovely arty town could of stayed there much longer!our cottage was in central otago..in the middle of nowhere..the couple who we were renting off were fantastic..he even lent us his gun..we were out on the moors shooting each evening..needless to say my son was in his element!now we are our way back to Auckland!currently staying in a batch..at the side of a lake..near nelson..we climbed a mountain yesterday..5 hours..fantastic views..everthing from the waist down hurts today!going to church Christmas morning on the lake..and I have a lovely leg of lamb to roast..but doesn’t feel Christmassy!miss my family and friends lots at the moment ..wish we could be there!We spend the new year on a south pacicific Island Vanuatu..so make our way up to Auckland for the flight in a couple of days.All very exciting and still a bit scary.Well I reckon everyone should see NZ it is stunning..mountains..snow..sun..beaches..glaciers(very impressive..flora just kept saying wow!)best go in an internet cafe..been here too long..love to you all miss you..and hope you all have a very happy Christmas and new year..God bless Rachel and gang.