Pictures

I know it has been a while since I have put pictures up on my blog so this one is especially for my parents who have been going on at me for the past 3 weeks about it.

This is me quite a while back. It was taken on the 7th December. It is in our apartment and by the look of my face I've had quite a bit to drink and enjoyed it...














This is that game of twister that I was chatting about in my big bang blog. Bekkie seems to be having a laugh!














This is Bekkie and Lucy looking absolutely gorgeous!














Moving onto Christmas day. We had an absolutely amazing time in the apartment. We ate, drank, and then ate some more. It's what a good Christmas is all about!

Here is James. See if you can spot the differences.
Before...



















And after














This is myself kitted out in every bit of clothing that I got given. There are numerous vests and t-shirts hidden underneath. Looking great ain't I?!



















Of course there was food. And lots of it! This is the buffet style meal that we had. I hope you're all impressed Dwyers and Rundells!
From left to right, pigs in blankets, more pigs in blankets, parsnips, peas, roast turkey and stuffing, carrots, more carrots and baby corn on the cob, lots of roast potatoes, brocolli and cheese and champagne.

This was my first roast dinner that I have prepared and nobody got food poisoning! How good is that?!





Right at the end of Australia was James and my time at Brian and Mandys. Here are a few pictures illustrating what we got up to.

We went out kangaroo spotting on the first day. I have never seen one before this point and they are pretty interesting creatures to watch bouncing around the place. They are very timid creatures as well so they are happy with you watching them.










This us us down by the sea.














This is Brian and Mandy, caught in the middle of eating, on the ferry on the way to see Brians son, Simon. I will show you why we went there in a min...














Here is James and I on the same ferry. Note to Elizabeth and Keith, I do wear your hat a lot don't I.














This is they reason we went to Simons house. He makes surf boards and was kind enough to lend a couple of long-boards to James and I.



















This is how James and I paid our way in the house. Brian was building an outhouse when we arrived so we were all too happy to help him.



















Moving onto New Zealand now. We have already travelled across a quarter of the country by coach. We landed in Christchurch, and before we went anywhere this was our room for the first couple of nights.














This is James and I on the coach to where I reside at the moment. A quaint little town called Blenheim on the North side of the South Island.














I managed to pinch James' camera, so here are a couple of pictures from his.

This is my stylish and stunning new haircut modelled in Christchurch CBD. Anyone who would like to say it's a stupid thing to do, I will answer that the haircut costs nothing as I use James' buzzer, and it stays very clean over a couple of days as there are no hair products in it (also saving money on wax).














Brian let me drive his ute, so this is me cruising along like a proper Aussie!














This is James trying to jump out the window as he would prefer the consequences of that compared to staying in the ute.














On one of our outings we came across this amazing beach. So I wrote barmy army in the sand letting everyone know that even their deepest secrets aren't safe...














Another construction photo.














Well that about completes the photo album for the past month or so. There are more pictures of course, but you will have to ask to see them when I get back to England. I hope you enjoyed them.

Til next time

Tom