China

Photos from our trip in China....

Before the acrobatic show. We also went to kung foo show which was amazing.

We went out with John and May for a dumpling dinner.

On the overnight train to Xi'an

Eating haw covered in toffee, some random soft fruit that was pretty good. We got to eat lots of interesting food including a vege called rape. Paul however did not want to try the cat, snake or crickets and scorpions on a stick!

Walking through the summer palace Chineese people were playing musical instruments, playing games and dancing.

Most of the public toilets had star ratings. I have to say that getting used to squatting took a while to get used too.

In the Hutons, the old part of Bejing.

Being pulled by a man riding a bike. No one in China wore helmets which is a worry considering the traffic. However the rickshaw tour was through the Hutons where the roads are to narrow for cars.

Paul smelling the cherry blossoms

The Great Wall

View from hotel room of the adults playground.

Having a break from climbing the great wall of china.

Leaving Tomorrow

Haha... I (Paul) have been let loose on Kellys blog which has now become our blog. Yay... Be prepared for bad spelling and grammatical errors up the whazoo.

So as the title says. Tomorrow we leave, at 9 in the morning.. not so cool because that means we have to be up at 5am and we hate mornings.

But we are all packed and ready to roll.

Leaving Party

So I was hoping that the nice weather would carry through until Saturday but it rained. Fortunately Paul (with the help of Mike and Daniel) put up the easy-up so we managed to stay mostly dry. Alice and Chrystal helped me prepare all of the food and the three tasty punches which Chrystal named, tropical dream, rough ride and tangy splash. As expected there were many entertaining moments such as blended sausage and feta drinks, steak shots, the spatula being broken as it was slapped against Andrews foot, Michael body boarding on the deck and many other moments that i probably shouldn't mention on my blog.

Feb.....

So this month we have had lots of BBQS and time sitting in parks with people. Last weekend I went over to great barrier island with Paul, Chrystal and Mike. Photos....

Camping Jan 08

Last weekend we went camping with Chrystal and Mike...

New Years

This new years Chrystal and Mike decided to have a party at a beach front property in Torbay. It was lots of fun! Below is a video clip and some pics from the night.