FiJI & Malolo Lailai

Our wonderful hot & sunny holiday at Fiji. Staying on Malolo Lailai Island in a private house was bliss... we had our own pool and cycles to get around the island. It felt like heaven for the short time we spent there, cracking coconuts on the rocks, snorkelling and diving with amazing tropical wish and enjoying the amazing hospitality of the locals. And last, taking this tiny plane and flying back to the main island was thrilling!!

Port Waikato

Just chilling one afternoon at the beach in Port Waikato

Me 30 (and Grant)

The BIG 30!

Trip to Queenstown

Snowy trip to the winter capital of NZ, Queenstown. Amazing scenery and good snowboarding. Juha and I also got caught in a snowstorm climbing up a mountain, which was very exciting!!

Tree Adventure

climbing trees with Juha, Emily and Tim

view

this is the view out to the sea from our living room. Nice!

Tiritiri Matagi

Visiting Tiritiri Matangi (bird sanctuary island) with Grants friends and Juha.
It was absolutely awsome weekend. We spotted hundreds of birds. One bit my hand mistaking me for food. We also saw Tuataras (New Zealand's biggest lizards), blue penguins and Kiwis! and for a bonus got to watch 20 dolphins play in the water 50m from us. Grant and Mark even went in the freezing water to swim with them. Amazing!

sunset

sunset on our st. photo taken from our balcony

mountaineering

We did one of the most impressive day walks in the world,the Tongariro crossing. weather couldn't have been better! it was amazing!! my friend frommy course joined us.