I just got back from Australia and New Zealand.  It was a great trip.  I am awaiting going back to work in a couple days.  I loved the trip.  Australia was incredible.  I first got there after the 14 hour flight from San Francisco to spend the day at the zoo, taking a cruise across Sydney harbor and going out to a tasty dinner.  I also got to walk around the city, tour to Blue Mountains, and most incredible see the fireworks for New Years.  It was the best fireworks show that I've ever seen.  they use the Sydney harbor bridge and also light fireworks off of buildigns and barges.  It was incredible.  Sydney is a great city.  It kind of reminds me of San Francisco and is a city worth visiting for anyone. 

Next I went to New Zealand.  I went up the coast to Kaikoura and saw incredible scenary with my friend.  We also went through a cave up there.  I then came back to Christchurch to go to my cousin's wedding.  I did a reading at the church in front of everyone.  It was a nice ceremony.  Afterwards they certainly had fun.  It was two days worth of celebration. 

In the end the flights were long and arduous, but the trip was good.  Now it's time to go back to work and resume a normal life.