You lucky people....

We've finally gotten around to updating the photos again, so get yourselves over to http://photos.yahoo.com/kyle_seager and check them out. We've changed the New Zealand photos into North and South Islands and added to both.

We haven't done that much since the last update, so will give what brief news we have. The swim with dolphins was amazing. There were tonnes of them around us, and some with babies which were tiny. A few were right show off's as well, they were doing double back flips and all sorts right by us.
After Kaikoura, we went up to Nelson which we mostly just lazed around, then over to the Abel Tasman National Park for a days kayak tour around the bays, beaches and lagoons. It was a really good day, and the beaches were gorgeous. We were really close to some huge seals (160lbs I think the guide said they weighed!). We were taken to a deserted beach and our guide rustled us up a really nice lunch on the BBQ. It's the most exercise we have done in ages! :o)

We then caught the ferry up to Wellington (North Island) which really lives up to its name of the windy city! It was freezing! It also rained alot which followed us up the coast to Napier. Lovely place but was very wet when we were there. The photos in the Aquarium were taken in Napier.
We're now in Taupo, which is a Queenstown replica but not quite as nice. Lovely place still, with a cool bungy jump that keeps calling to me, but I'm managing to resist so far. Only 1 more day to stop myself! :o)
The weather is absolutely amazing here, and we reckon today is the hottest day we've had in NZ. Easily 30 degrees which as far as we know is unlike NZ this time of year! I think it's trying to make up for the rain we had over the last few days.
We've been go-karting (about 50kmph's) today which was really cool and been to the craters of the moon, which is a geothermal area and not actually on the moon! :o) It's an area that excretes stream, sulphur and has loads of hot bubbly mud pools.
We also went to the Huka falls and the rapids, which are in the photos.

We're off to Tongariro National Park tomorrow which has 3 volcanoes and is the home of "Mt Doom" and "Mordor" from Lord of the Rings. There are lots of natural thermal pools around that area, so we're gonna take our swimmers for a dip.

Next stop is Rotarua, then the Bay of Plenty (Sorry Moom!).
Will update again soon.

Hope you are all well.
K&J
xxx