Keeping busy in Thailand

Thailand is such an awesome place!! James and I are having a fabulous time in this extremely hot country. We spent our first week with Darlene at Sammuck Christian Academy...what a cool place. We went bowling with some of the English teachers and as the night came to a close we realized that we really didn't have a way back to the school. So what do you do when you don't have a ride in Thailand? Do you get a cab? Noooooo! You pile nine people on 3 scooters...hehehe....sorry mom, Sharon H. and Darlene but it was so fun. Darlene was wonderful to us...she spoiled us rotten, she is such a great person. Thai markets have also been a favorite with us. Darlene took us to our first one which was handy because she is fluent in Thai, Melody Hopkins took us to the second one...man can that girl barter!! Then today James and I went on our own...let's just say that we have A TON of presents for people back home. The food is great! The people are great! The weather is great! The clothes are great (finally some girly clothes)!

In Thailand

Hey everyone, we made it to Thailand!!! Hurray! After many hours on the plane we made it too very hot Thailand. We were welcomed to our room at Sammuck Christian Academy by a very large cockroach and lizard. :) The school is awesome, Darlene is wonderful and the kids are fantastic. James has already been invited to play soccer by the boys. The butterflies here are the size of birds and James is in bird heaven. I'm not sure about phone access yet but I'll let you all know when we get a new cell number. Love you guys.

Movin' on

Hello all, just a quick update.  I am using the FREE internet in the Austraila airport.  We are on our way to Thailand today but have 8 hours to kill here in Sydney.  It costs $140 each if we leave the airport so we decided to hang here for the day.  There is tons of shopping here which is somewhat depressing since my backpack to already filled to overflowing.  Things are going well, New Zealand was lovely but both of us are excited for Thailand.   Darlene, James' cousin, has arranged a ride from the airport in Thailand to her school where we will hang out for a few days.  It should be lots of fun.  Well I guess that is all for now...I'll try to post some Thailand pictures in a few days but I'm not sure how much access to internet we will have.  Love you guys

Fiji pictures

We are at the university computer lab where Sharon goes to school and they have a wonderfully fast internet connection so I'm adding more pictures. Here are some Fiji ones. The first is Joe...a local who showed us around, then our little beach hut, a typical sun set and then me trying my best to husk a coconut.

Pictures for you all

Hey everyone...here are some New Zealand pictures. The first is the four of us on a boat cruise, then our mug shots from a hostel that used to be a prison, then James was very excited that he got to meet the Simpsons, then another picture from our boat cruise in Milford Sound. Miss you all bunches

Hangin' in the moutains

Hello all. Things are going well in NZ. It's so cold here...like November in Nova Scotia. We have been doing a lot of driving but having a lot fun. There are LOTS of birds here...any birdwatchers dream come true. As for Kerrie and I we enjoy making fun of James and Sharon for how excited they get about the birds. I've taken to calling all birds turkeys. I find it saves time and energy. We have been staying in some neat places...mostly hostels. Most of them are very cozy and quaint. I have had moments when I would like to sleep in a real double bed with James but most places have bunk beds. We are heading to Millford Sound tomorrow there are fiords there...I don't really know what they are but apparently they are pretty. Miss you guys a lot. Love you.

Hello from Kiwi Land

Here are a few pictures. The first is for Sharon H. who wanted to see us with our packs on. The second is a view from our beach front bure. The third is me testing out my face mask before we went snorkelling. We will try to add a few more pictures as we go. We are now in New Zealand...it's VERY cold here. Beautiful here but it's cold since we are in the middle of winter. We are making jade necklaces tomorrow. We love you all...missing you guys.

Finished in Fiji

Hello all...Sorry to have taken so long but the internet and phone service in Fiji is not that reliable. We had a great time in Fiji. We snorkeled 3 times and saw some AMAZING fish. No sharks though...thank goodness. We swan a lot, met lots of British people and have very nice tans. The place we stayed at was called Funky Fish restort. It is on the Malolo Island, it was remote and very peaceful. There was never more than a dozen people there. James went fishing without any success but he had fun. We sat in on a Kava ceremony and just so you know Kava makes your tongue numb and makes you dream weird dreams. James and I played the role of fishermen in the ceremony. We head to New Zealand in the morning where we meet up with Sharon and Kerrie. We should have better internet and phone access there. Miss you all. Loves of love. Logan would LOVE Fiji. Pictures to follow soon.