Arrived here through the night and missed a day due to the date line..very weird.So far NZ is stunning..like England but nicer..more dramatic..the people are so lovely..friendly and helpful.We have hired a car and plan to travel the north for 3weeks and the south Island for the other 2..desperately trying to find accommodation for Christmas time..dont want to be in a motel eating Macdonalds!looking for a remote cottage in the south!Well yesterday the rental car window was smashed..we went for a walk for 10 mins in a forest..and got all our bags robbed out of the boot!We had a very entertaining afternoon with very lovely policemen…down at the nick!Kids found it all very exciting..Seth has mapped out the crime scene in his head and has many ideas of who when what and how!!he wants to be a coroner at the moment!someone told him he would get loads of money!!To cut a boring story short we lost about 700 pounds full of stuff..including cash and credit cards..all the kids bucket and spades(one less thing to carry!)all the kids schoolwork and journals..and 2 really good rugsacks!!and we thought we were moving out of the more dangerous countries..it can happen anywhere!we are all fine and that is what is important..money is only money!!at this rate we`ll be home in January!!but God knows!Travel is full of ups and downs..and we are still having a great time..and looking forward to seeing this beautiful country!even our motel has been fantastic..helping us out and he even said to us yesterday if we needed to stay another night due to getting the car fixed he would do it half price which was so nice of him.So the kids are enjoying a pool for another day..and we all have a bed each which is lovely..and loving having hot water and being able to drink the tap water!We are presently in the bay of Islands..which is gorgeous..it reminds me of cornwall ..got all homesick and wanted to see my sister!best go..Hamish is at the police station again they think they know who robbed us..but need more evidence to get a search warrant..Seth is with him..helping solve the crime!!write again soon..love the Macdonalds!

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