Bussresa/Bus trip

Sa akte vi da till byn dar Rochelle vaxte upp! Det var ca 5 timmar i buss. Liiite obekvamt for en lang svenska kanske.... men fram kom vi, och det var verkligen kul att fa komma dit!

We went to the village where Rochelle grew up! It was a 5 hour trip... Just a tad uncomfortable for a tall swedish person.... But we got there, and it was really great!

El Dorado Beach Resort

20 minuter fran Domaguete, i Dauin, ligger El Dorado. Har stannade vi i 2 natter! Vi bodde i "The tree house". Hur coolt ar inte detta??! Fantastiskt fint!

20 minutes from Domaguete is Dauin. This is El Dorado and we stayed here two nights, up in the tree house! How cool is this?! Awesome!

Manila-Domaguete

Sa skulle vi aka till on Negros, och staden Domaguete. Flygningen tog ca 1 timma. Sedan akte vi, pa typiskt filippinskt vis, in till stan med hjalp av en tricyckle! Trangt men annars en riktigt bra uppfinning detta!

We then went to the island Negros, and the town Domaguete. The flight was one hour. To get in to town we took the typical tricycle. A fun, and typical philippino, way of getting around.

Manila

Efter 1,5 timmars korande kom vi da antligen fram till Rochelles pappa Arne och hans van Karl Erik. Vi har ju san tur att Rochelles foraldrar semestrar har samtidigt! Och jattesnallt av Karl Erik att lata oss sova hemma hos honom under vara tva dagar i Manila!

After a 1,5 hour drive, we finally arrived to where Rochelles dad Arne and his friend Karl Erik stayed. What a timing to have Rochelles parents here on vacations at the same time as us! And so nice of Karl Erik to let us stay in his home during our stay in Manila!

Har ligger jag och forsoker skydda mig ifran kackerlackor.... Det gick ok tycker jag. Tva stycken i haret pa hela natten, det ar ganska bra tror jag.....

I'm trying to escape the cockroaches.... It went ok I guess.... only two ended up in my hear during the whole night, I think that's pretty good!

God morgon och valkommen till ett fuktigt klimat.....

Good morning! and welcome to a humid climate!

Auckland-Sydney-Manila

Vi stannade 3 dagar i Auckland. Bilen lamnades tillbaka och vi funderade pa om vi skulle stanna ytterligare tid pa Nya Zeeland. Men sa bestamde vi oss; vi var nojda for denna gang. Vi ringde Qantas och kollade flyg infor dagen darpa. Oj, det blev tidigt! Forsta planet gick kl 06! Alltid bra att ta forsta basta, sa vi satte vackarklockan pa 03.00 Gaaaaa! Det blev nog inte mer an 3 timmars somn den natten.
Flyget till Sydney tog 3,5 timmar. Nar vi landade hade vi sett fram emot lite varm aussie sol, men den uteblev, istallet mottes vi av regn!
Vi tog en titt pa himlen, en annan titt pa varandra och en tredje titt pa avgangstavlan. Dar hittade vi raddningen! "Manila"
Riv, riv efter en biljett och vips sa var vi pa vag! Framfor oss hade vi en resa pa ytterligare 8 timmar.


We stayed 3 days in Auckland and then we decided to leave, but we would love to come back some day! We called Qantas and took their first flight to Sydney. It departed at 06, so we were on our feet at 03.00, after only 3 hours of sleep.
The flight was 3,5 hours. We landed in Sydney and were sure that the sun woul shine. But NO! It rained! So we took one look at the clouds, another one at eacother and a third one at the departure board. We found a savior, a flight to Manila! We got a ticket out of our bags, and a few seconds later, we were on our way! We had a 8 hour flight ahead of us!

Sa har glada var vi nar vi kommit pa plats! Gott om utrymme for benen var det ocksa, vi hade fatt basta platserna! We were this happy when we put down our asses on one of the best seats in the cabin!
Vara dvd spelare kom aterigen till anvandning! 'Best buy ever' kan man saga! The portable dvd player is one of our best friends, once again! ;) Best buy ever as we call it!
Sa har pigga sag vi faktiskt ut efter att ha sovit tre timmar, flugit i 11,5 och kommit ut i Manilas tropiska klimat! Inte illa va! Tummen upp!

We look pretty good after having slept only 3 hours, been flying for 11,5 and arrived to Manila and its humid climate! Thumbs up!

Sista fran NZ/Last from NZ

Ok ok, jag vet att ni vi lasa om Filippinerna nu, men jag maste ju avsluta resan pa Nya Zeeland..... kronologisk ordning som det heter....
Vi var alltsa klara med sydon, lamnade hyrbilen i Picton och tog farjan over till nordon och Wellington. Dar hamtade vi en ny hyrbil och fortsatte direkt norrut. Nu hade vi bara 4 dagar kvar pa hyrbilskontraktet, sa vi kunde inte "spilla" for mkt tid.

Ok, I know you probably want to read about the Philippines now, but I feel I have to finish the New Zealand trip first...... So, we left the south island, left the car in Picton, took the ferry over to the north island and picked up a new car in Wellington. We now only had 4 days left on our car rental, so we could waste no time...

Vi bullade upp ombord pa baten.... Riktiga backpackers sag vi nog ut att vara - och det AR vi ju!
We have no shame, so we made our own little buffet on board the ferry....

Vi stannade i Hastings. Har bodde vi pa Kiwi Park. Nar vi ville sova lagligt tog vi in pa campingstallen och betalade nan 50-lapp for att fa parkera och sova i bilen. Dock slappte en ybertrevlig kiwi in oss har, och lat oss sova gratis! Sant uppskattas!

We stayed in Hastings, at Kiwi Park. You see, when we wanted to park legally.... we stayed at camping grounds, payed a few dollars and slept in the car. But at this camping a kiwi from heaven came and let us in for free!! It's deeply appriciated!

Vi sov tva natter i Rotorua. Har luktade det illa illa! Hela stan lever kring de naturliga kallorna de har, men gott luktar de inte! Vi badade och utforskade stan!

We stayed two nights in Rotorua. This town smells BAD! Here it's all about the springs they have. We had a few baths and explored the city!

Gyttlebad!! 41 grader! Inget att leka med! Det snurrade till for oss dar ett tag.... Men bra for hyn ar det sakert! ;)

Mudbath! 41 degrees! HOT!! We got all dizzzzzyyy.... But we are sure it's GREAT for the skin!!;)Fick ont i ryggen av att sova i bilen dar ett tag.... Provade att sova upp o ner.... inge bra alls kan jag informera.

I tryed to sleep up side down to release my backpain I had for a while..... Wasn't a good idea I might add.

JA! Sa kopte vi oss varsin barbar dvd spelare! Numera ar vi backpackers i lyxforpackning! Vi hade filmkvall VARJE kvall efter inkopet, bade i bilen och nar vi tog in pa vandrarhem i Auckland! Nice!

Yep! We bought a dvd player each! From now on we are backpackers wraped in gold paper.... ;) We had movie night EVERY night after that great buy, both in the car and when we came to Auckland and stayed at a backpacker place! Awesome!

Aven dvd freaks behover komma ut och se lite 3d film ibland.... Da passar det med att ga till IMAX och se Beowolf! Visst ar vi snygga!!??
Even dvd freaks as ourselfs need to get out sometimes and see a 3d movie..... Went to IMAX and saw Beowolf! Doesn't we look gorgeous