So we've been going through everything we can find to figure out what it is that we want to do when we leave here.

So far we have a few things planned and ready to go as well as some other things that we are pretty darn sure we are going to be doing, though we need to work out the specifics.


Right now we know that we are going to be going skydiving, and we are almost 100% that we will be doing it over Lake Wanaka. Since I have a terrible fear of heights this should be interesting. It's something I've always wanted to do though.





We're also going to doing a 4 day hike through Milford Sound. It's one of the great walks of New Zealand, one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, in pictures that is...


We are also going to be spending some time with Krissie's Mom and Dad. SCARY. We will so far be going on a horseback riding trip with them, beyond that dunno. It should be good.

Umm, I will add more about New Zealand when I remember and have time, for now I will jump to our Australia plans, which is where we will be going after our NZ adventures.

One of the two coolest things we are going to be doing is seeing the Australia Zoo in Brisbane. We are going to be doing the really cool stuff with my buddy Tripp, who I worked with all summer and who is still down here as Sys Admin, and one of his friends from back home. Now the zoo itself I'm not too terribly excited about, a zoo's a zoo right? Okay not even close to the truth. What we will be doing there though is going to be freaking awesome. We are going to pay a butt load of money and have personal "encounters" with a bunch of the animals.





We are going to go on a walk with both tiger and then get photos of us with it.







We are also going to go on a walk with a cheetah and then get photos with it.






And we're gonna see a terribly cute Red panda exhibit, where I will be stealing said panda and taking it home as a souvenir... Have you seen anything cuter than this??








Also gonna see an echidna, weird name for a weird animal.








And we're gonna see some Australian possums, not the dirty ugly ones we have in the states!





And we're gonna see some dingos, adorable little buggers. They say they are quite fond of giving kisses. :}









And we're gonna see WOMBATS--the original MANBEARPIGS!








And we may toss in the lemurs, or drop something and do the lemurs instead, unknown at this point.







And while you are there, you can hand feed elephants at certain times, and feed kangaroos, and get your photo taken with a koala bear! I hope that we get one like the one in this photo.

More info to come...