Ho, ho, ho!

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year to everyone!


Thank you for all of your concern about us and the earthquake that happened in Christchurch 2 days ago.  We are fine and it was about 6 hours south of us, so we didn't feel it at all.  With that said, our heart goes out to all of those that did experience it right before the holidays.

We miss everyone so much, especially on this day, but hope everyone has a beautiful holiday, and we can't wait to spend the next one home.

We also hoped to blog a bit more before we left for our journey to the Heaphy track, but we chose an unconventional hostel called Shambhala, which was like a yoga retreat, and they were about 2k off of the road on the beach, and had no internet.  It was a lovely place to spend Christmas eve but it would have been nice to talk to some family before the hike.  Now we are sitting in a parking lot to grab some internet quick to wish everyone a happy holiday.  We are leaving in about a half an hour, and will return in 4-5 days!  Talk to you then!

Cheers!