Dear Interweb,

On our way down to New Zealand, Justin and I stopped over on the lovely little island of Rarotonga. My favourite Auntie Yo and three cousins, Aaron, Joel and Evan, happened to be there for summer vacation. It was a perfect opportunity to visit my awesome family, adjust to the time change and travel and have a mini tropical vacation. We had an awesome time snorkeling, finding and opening coconuts, having hermit crab races, enjoying the beach etc. Thank you Auntie Yo for having us! It was so wonderful to see you all!

My Auntie Yo, Myself and Evan at our beach house

Justin after his first coconut tree climbing adventure

Aaron and Joel working through the many layers of the best coconut ever

Evan and I in the Jungle!

Aaron, Joel, Evan, Justin, Myself and Auntie Yo on a hike

Justin tackling one of the biggest and best burgers ever, The Palace Burger.

Chickens roamed freely on Rarotonga, which led to a lot of "Why did the Chicken cross the road?" jokes

My cousins and I after an awesome dinner

On our way from Rarotonga to Queenstown, I stayed with Justin’s extended family in Aukland for a night,(Justin stayed there for a week after). Before I flew to begin my adventures in Queenstown, we did a morning of site-seeing. Thank you Anne, Rob and Grant for showing me around!

Justin and I on One Tree Hill

Sincerely,

RozG