Tell Mama i can’t delete the extra addresses at the mo bacause ‘this function is undergoing improvements and is not in use at the moment’. I will sort asap!!!

WEll, cheers for the info on the insurence. Let me get this right. It is only the posh porche we have to pay out through the nose for if we hit it, not the drivers broken finger nail or something??? You could phone me at the hostel if you like befor i go, but otherwise, i will find a phone box soonest!!

To recap, we will not get insurence at the mo, and i will register with woof, which we will start in aprox a week and a bits time!!!

T

WEll, we might think anout the insurence then, we’ll see. I’ll talk to geoff about it. The thing about cherry picking is that it is the highest payed, and when the avarage wage is around $10 an hour, you want all the extra you can get!!!

I will go and register for woof in a mo. Might as well get our own names on the book and any new adresses if there are any – not exactly going to break the bank is it!!!!

WEll, back to the hostel to make pasta salad to take with us and then the big adventure begins!

C’rot

Hail,

The next big town we are going to be in is Wellington. If anyone wishes to send letters and whatnot possibly containing large amounts of money, there would be a good place to send a letter to the main PO again. Off for a spot of lunch now and a museum!!

T

I see what you mean about buying a car being stressful. Goddamnit – there’s not much available to choose from at the moment!!

Having fun in Auckland wallowing through the random down pours which occur every 10 minutes. Sun 1 second then rain the next!! Whipping ponchos on and off at a rate of knots. Wet 1 moment, and cooking inside a huge sack the next. How joyful!!
Tanya is keen to follow in Julio’s foot steps and head straight for the nearest McDonald’s.
Hopefully my good sense will prevail and we’ll head back to the hostel for a nugget of stale bread and mouldy cheese.
Geoff

I’ll check the post tomorrow for another letter or so. We have sena few vans, but all about $2900, and the people have got a week left so are keen to get the full price. Most disconcerting. we have an option in the pipline if the cursed girl ever gets back to us anout a van for $950, but not holding out much hope as when geoff phoned her the other night she said it was too late to talk about the van, and when we phoned back as instructed in the morning she had gone on an all day yoga binge and was not there when we phoned again in the evening. She is out again today, and will hopefully phone us at the hostel tonight, but not holding my breath. We may have to go with thte grey turd as it is the only car we have been able to see, no one being inclined to answer their mobiles or reply to messages. Hey hum. We either spend a thou or so and get a van or else we spend about 500 quid and don’t need to worry so much if it colapses or anything. Well, of for another day of truging round periodically phoning!

Jul – enjoy nusa, and glad annika likes the bag.

Liv – how are those press ups jul recommended going????

Well, hi to all and will let you know when we have sucummed to the pressure of getting a car and bought the grey turd!!

Tanya

PS. thos shorts are nost hidious i say!!! and eye sore! Liv seems to ne modeling his on them, though in a different colour!!!! Glad to se the hat getting used!

T