Quilt Work

Check out how the Tongan's honour their dead. Huge ornate quilts were displayed over many of the graves.

Jack & Al

Meet Jack & Al (GREAT hanging with you guys!!!). Stay out past 9pm & order more than one

bottle of Chardonnay & you'll get more than a raised eyebrow or two from the staff the next morning!... ;-). Keep in touch guys!

Island Time...

Cruisin' to Fafa Island

Where Chris & Nicola showered...

Where the local wildlife took a "shower" - meet the resident purple swamp hen's (stand clear!). Noisy little buggars!

Fafa Island Resort, Tonga

The Kingdom Of Tonga - Where the new millennium began & every new day begins (with a cup of coffee)... It's finally not raining & Nicola has her coffee - it's a good day!

Welcome Champagne & a good sunset - who could ask for more!

11 straight days of rain

April 25th - Leaving Sydney. Yep it rained pretty much non stop the entire time we were in Sydney! Yeah we know you're all really sad for us... They reported on the news that it was a record & was in fact the most rain they'd had in over 75 years... Hope we get some sun in Tonga!

Great catching up with you Bob! Come & see us soon! 'liss - so sorry I keep missing you!

A night at the Opera

Swan Lake at the Opera House - yes it's still raining!... Lost the bracelet I wore at our wedding (please let me know if you find it :-( ).

Mademoiselle

Meet "Mademoiselle", the welcoming committee at one of Sydney's fashionable Paddington boutique stores - yes we LOVE dogs!!!!

The Blue Mountains

Took the train up to Katoomba in the "beautiful" blue mountains - check out that AMAZING view!...

Chris at Echo Point.

Nicola at Katoomba Cascades. We did get to see some wild Macaws at least...

Bronte Beach

April 21st - Finally a glimpse of the sun & the royal treatment from our fabulous host Paul. For the best big breakie you'll probably every have check out Selina's cafe at Bronte Beach. Forget Bondi!

Sydney, Australia

So thrilled to finally be back on the road but what a way to start the 2nd half of our trip! Welcome to Australia Chris! Hope you like rain!!!!












Bonding with the locals at Sydney's Botanical Gardens. Your average day (if you're a flying fox).

Sex & Death in Sydney's Botanical Gardens? We hope the later is not being demonstrated here....

Chris at Circular Quay with one famous back drop - yet another soggy day in Sydney....

Suspicious Package

April 2nd - Leaving for home & there's a bomb scare at the airport. We sure can pick our travel days!... Come "fly the friendly skies" with us.

More Protests!

Water cannons at the ready for more protesters after a passionate "Evita style" presidential speech at Plaza de Mayo (very close to our apartment...).

Turns out they didn't need either the police or their water cannons. As a great big storm rolled in out of no where after the speech ended. Turns out that Porteneos don't like thunder & lightening...