Sooo, we decided to mix things up a bit and rather than keeping hold of our campervan for North Island, we joined the Kiwi Experience and did the “Northern Round up” tour. After having complete freedom to travel where and when we wanted I was a little unsure of how we would find it, but need I say it was the best 10 days & a certain highlight of our trip!!
We were pretty lucky for a number of reasons…. One of which was that we met so many fantastic people & secondly we had the best driver anyone could ask for…. Si you legend!! If anyone is thinking of doing the Kiwi Experience, I really recommend you enquiring whether you can arrange your tour with Simon as your driver! You ask anyone on our Kiwi bus and they would say the same! He was absolutely hilarious & he definitely made our trip worthwhile!
Here is what we got up to!
Wednesday 6th July 2016 – day one of Kiwi Experience!!! After a nightmare of a taxi journey (stuck in traffic for 20 minutes, meanwhile taxi meter is burning a hole in our funds) we eventually made it to the bus stop on Queens Street with only 3 minutes to spare!!! It was a close call & after spending 10 days of getting to know Si, there was no way that he would have waited for us!!! (You don’t mess with Si!!!)
So once everyone had been collected, Si did a little speech, but I must admit it was far from what you would have expected! After introducing himself, he then pulled out a fluorescent high vis jacket with a rather controversial drawing of a penis & around it saying in bold letters “Dick of the day”!!!! Basically, the rule was if ever you are late and keep the bus waiting, you are then titled “Dick of the day” and must wear the jacket… You are also given a water pistol and if anyone snoozes on the bus you have to squirt them!!! You can imagine me, who is late for EVERYTHING (yes I have my mothers gene!!!) thinking I’m going to have to make a serious effort to arrive on time! The challenge was on but thankfully I managed to survive not being awarded DOTD!
Anyhow, our first stop was at Thames (named after the London River Thames for its similarity) to get some food shopping. After, we drove to “Hot Water Beach” and checked into our holiday lodge. We were given spades, so that at low tide we could dig our own hot water pools. It was pretty cool & it felt like you were relaxing in a hot bath! The deeper you dig, the hotter the water gets and the temperature can reach up to 64 degrees celsius. Hot Water Beach is one of very few places in the world where you can dig hot water pools and this is due to the geothermal activity.
Later on we walked to “Cathedral Cove”, which was featured in the second Narnia film. Pretty cool! The wall went across the hilltop and down to the cove. The panoramic views along the way were stunning as was the secluded beach at Cathedral Cove. After the walk we returned to our accommodation where we cooked dinner and played drinking games until the early hours of the morning! Oh I must not forget that whilst we were at Hot Water Beach, Si collected some mussels, so in the evening we cooked them & needless to say they were pretty tasty!
Thursday 7th July 2016 – it was a bit of an early start for us all, leaving “Hot Water Beach” at 7.30am…. Ouch!!!
Our first stop was at Paeroa, which is home to where the sweet, soft drink of L+P was manufactured. Of course we had to try some and it was very refreshing! If you ask me it tasted just like sherbet lemons of those ‘Refresher’ sweets! Another reason to love Si was that he stopped by Maccy’s so that we could all get some breaky! Our Sausage & Egg Mcmuffin’s definitely worked their magic! Next stop was at “Karangahake” to do the ‘Gorge Walk’. Many years ago this was the location for a Gold Mine & the tracks were still present.
After the walk we got back on the bus and then drove to Waitomo. We arrived at around 1pm and checked into our rooms. We managed to secure a double room for the price of two dorm beds…. Winner! At 2.30pm we were collected for our “Black Labrinth Glowworm Experience” at the Waitomo Caves – a must do activity!! It was great fun, as we got to float around the cave in tubes and also jump over cascading waterfalls! The Glowworms were of course very impressive! Despite the freezing temperatures, we all had such fun! I suppose being 65m underground was never going to be a warm experience!
Friday 8th July 2016 – we departed Waitomo at 9.15am & started the day with a walk in Ruakuri, where we saw caves, chasms and stunning waterfalls. After we drove to Hobbiton for a guided walk around the “Lord of the Rings Film set”. Despite not having watched of read any of the series, I throughly enjoyed the tour & can’t wait to start by watching the films when we are home!
We were both very impressed by the amount of planning and detail that went into the film set. Here are some of the techniques & features that were used –
> False perspectives by using different camera angles and aerial filming to make the the set appear expansive.
> An Eagle was flown over from America to scare the New Zealand wildlife, so to stop them from from appearing in the film.
> Wood chip glue and green food colouring was applied to the walls and fences to make them appear old. They sprayed the wood with vinegar and used chains saws to cut the bricks, as well as sand boasters to roughen everything up.
> The film designers wired fake plums onto a dwarf apple tree, as when they originally planted the plum tree it grew too high. This was a problem, as Peter Jackson envisioned a scene where the children were picking fruit from a Plum tree, but they were unable to reach them.
> The hobbits were mainly locals and family members and were selected if they had the right features and were under 5ft 2. It took the makeup artists 1.5 hours to get a single hobbit ready!
> There were 44 hobbit holes speed across 1250 acres of land. A UK thatcher was brought in specially to thatch the roofs of the hobbit holes, as there wasn’t anyone skilled in that trade in New Zealand!
> The main tree above Bilbo’s house is artificial and has 200,000 artificially leaves wired on. 10 days before the filming was due to take place Peter Jackson insisted that each of the leaves were individually spray painted, as they were too bright and did not look realistic. This seemed crazy, considering that the tree is only showed for 10 seconds!
> Bilbo’s 111th birthday party scene took 3 consecutive nights to film. The way the film crew kept the actors motivated was by giving the children Coca Cola and sugar lollies. At first they gave the adults free and unlimited beer, but this resulted in them all getting drunk and not being able to film! Therefore, they decided that this was a bad idea, so hired a Brewery in Gamerton where they brewed only 1% alcohol, the cast did not know his but it stopped them from getting drunk!!!
> Also at Bilbo’s birthday party there is a girly scream after the fireworks, which was a mistake!! The film crew let off an extra firework, which took the cast by surprise (especially Pippin) and was designed to show real expressions!
> During the creation of the film set there was a family of frogs that had moved into the pond. The crew had to catch them, as they were too loud on film and you couldn’t hear the actors properly!!!
> The props used were very lifelike. The load of break that you see was made out of plaster, concrete and foam!
> Any of the sunsets in the film’s are actually sunrises and then super imposed to fit in with the scene.
> All three films were filmed at once. It took 5 years for the planing and funding stage, 2 years to film, 3 years editing and 2 years to build the film set.
It was interesting to hear that Peter Jackson has a holiday home built identical to Bilbo’s hobbit house! After our tour we went to the “Green Dragon Pub” – as shown in the film, and had a complimentary drink. The choice was out of Pale Ale, Apple Cider of Ginger Ale, so we both went for an Apple Cider!
After our tour of Hobbiton film set, we drove to “Rotorua”, a place known as New Zealand’s “sulphur city” and famous for its geothermal attractions. We went to “Tamaki Maori Village” where we learned about the Maori Culture and had an overnight stay at the village. We elected Pat to be our Chief for the cultural evening and then we had to choose a song to present to the Maori leader, so that we were accepted onto the village! We choose “Bob the Builder” & it was hilarious!!! As per Pat’s duties as a Chief, he had to greet the Maori Leader by providing a welcoming speech and then was part of the traditional Maori Hongi greeting in the evening ceremony. The Hongi is traditionally used at meetings among Maori people and on major ceremonies serves a similar purpose to a formal handshake in modern Western culture. Through the exchange of the physical greeting, one is no longer considered as a “Manuhin” (visitor) but instead a “Tangata Whenua” (one of the people of the land).
When we arrived at the village we were shown to our room, known as a “Marae” and then given a welcoming introduction. After, we went to the “Wharekai” (dining area) where we had afternoon tea, coffee, hot chocolate and freshly baked cakes! One of my favourites was the “Maori fried bread”, which had a donut texture but wasn’t as sugary. We added jam and clotted cream for our toppings! Next we learned the Maori Alphabet song that they teach in schools, known as “A Haka Mana”. We practiced the song a few times, as we had to perform it later on at the evening ceremony to depart the guests who were not staying overnight.
We then went outside and played a few Maori games, one of which was the “Maori stick game” and was traditionally played by young Maori warriors to improve their coordination and alertness. It was also used to train young men in spear fighting.
The evening ceremony started with a Maori Huka performance. This was used in Maori culture to prepare a war party for battle and was performed either on the battle field prior to engagement with the enemy or as the the war party were leaving their own village on route to battle. After the Huka, we watched the “Powhiki” take place, which is part of the formal welcoming. It involves a challenge where a Maori Warrior will challenge the guests to check to see whether they are a friend or a foe. The Maori Warrior will often carry a spear-like weapon and go through some intimidatory gestures until the peace offering is placed and received by one of he visiting Chiefs.
After, we got the chance to experience what it was like to live in a Maori village by visiting a number of staged scenes with Maori people reacting their daily lives. We also saw the lifting of the “Hangi”, which is a traditional New Zealand Maori method of cooking food. The method involves digging a pit in the ground, heating stones in the pit with a large fire, placing baskets of food on top of the stones and then covering everything with earth for several hours before living the Hangi. Foods such as fish, chicken and root vegetables are placed in a basket made out of Flax and then put in the underground pit where they are cooked.
We also watched an impressive cultural performance before going to the Wharekai for a delicious Hangi buffet feast. The food was out of this world! We had chicken, sweet potatoes, greens, cauliflower cheese, roasted carrots and many other yummy foods! I mustn’t forget the random mussels starter! They were by far the biggest mussels I had ever seen!!! For desert we had Pavlova and Steam Pudding with custard. Of course we had to try a bit of each!!!
After dinner our group performed the “Haka Mana” song to the audience as a farewell. After the guests had left, it was only 10 of us who were staying overnight! We spent the rest of the evening having a few glasses of wine in the hot tub, which was very relaxing!
We both throughly enjoyed the cultural overnight stay and felt that it was a highlight of our New Zealand trip! We didn’t quite realise how great a culture New Zealand had and so it was great to have an understanding and appreciation of the Maori traditions. There were a couple of things that I took note of, one of which women are regarded as being more significant than males. The Maori belief is that ‘when a male dies, a life is lost, but when a female dies, a generation dies’. Female carvings are placed above male carvings and this is so that the men can protect women.
Saturday 9th July 2016 – after a very comfortable nights sleep in the ‘Ancestral meeting point’, we woke feeling very refreshed. It It was believed in Maori culture that when there were visitors, the guests were the heartbeat and brought life to the village by staying in it.
Breakfast was served at 07.45am with a selection of toast, cereals, museli, fruit and yoghurt. It was delicious! We said our goodbyes and left the village at around 08.30am, collecting the rest of the Kiwi passengers in Rotorua. Next we drove to “Te Puia”, which is home to the largest geyser in the Southern Hemisphere. There we got to explore the thermal valley of hot springs, silica terraces and bubbling mineral-rich mud pools. The tour also included a visit into the Maori Carving School where talented individuals with a Maori descent carved sacred sculptures of Guardian Angels and sacred figures. The sculptures were designed to represent strength, defiance and determination. Also at the carving school were also women weaving flax into baskets and even clothing.
On the tour we went to one of the geothermal hot pools and indulged in an egg cooked in one of the natural pools. This was a popular cooking method for the Maori people and was used to cook anything from meat to vegetables! However, not all hot pools were suitable for cooking, as some pools had a chemical composition that contaminated the food. The local people found out the best cooking spots through trial and error and then passed on the knowledge.
One of the highlights of the tour was watching the Pohutu Geyser erupt and 150l of water per second being released from the ground. It was pretty impressive & we all got soaked!! For a geyser to function there must be a water supply, heat source and a natural plumbing system of rock that can withstand high pressure. Once the geyser erupts, it takes approximately 40 minutes to refill with water, depending on the amount of ground pressure.
We also learned the answer to a commonly asked question in Rotorua, which is ‘why does it smell so bad?’ For those of you who haven’t visited Rotorua before it smells like rotten eggs! It is not pleasant!!! But the reason behind it is that the valley is above magma, which released steam that rises and picks up different gases like sulphur. Water also rises and picks up minerals, which makes the air smell extremely bad! Te Puia is 6km above magma and there are 80-90 mud pools situated in the valley.
After our tour of the valley, we stopped by at a Kiwi enclosure and saw a live Kiwi bird. The bird is a nocturnal flightless bird and is native to New Zealand.
Just before we arrived at Lake Taupo, we stopped to take a photo at Huka Falls ~ New Zealand’s highest volume waterfall with more than 220,000 litres of water flowing per second, which is enough to fill 5 Olympic swimming pools. We were supposed to be doing a skydive in Lake Taupo but it was cancelled due to weather conditions, so instead we had a browse around the town and then chilled at the hostel.
In the evening we went and had a few drinks at the backpackers bar where it was 4NZD house spirits & beer! After, the four of us, Will, Phoebe, Harry & I went out for a curry at an Indian Restaurant. It felt like a lifetime ago since we had eaten a curry, so it was a real treat!
Sunday 10th July 2016 – we set the alarm at 08.30am to call the Skydive Centre in order to check whether our Skydive was still going ahead. We were given only 15 minutes to get out of bed before being collected and chauffeured to the Skydive centre in a rather snazzy Pink Limo! After signing a few forms, we were handed sky dive suits and harnesses…. It started to feel very real at that point! Whilst we were waiting to be called I had mixed emotions running through my head… The contrast of being a little apprehensive but then very excited at the same time for the lifetime experience! Having met so many people on our travels who have done a Skydive & loved it, I knew I would be the same!
Before climbing into the plane, we each had a mini interview, which I warn you is a real cringer! I was first to jump, which in some ways I think was best, as I knew I couldn’t back out!! I think the most scary part of it was not the jump but actually the plane ride up to 12,000 ft! The rickety little plane was constantly being blown about in the wind…. Turbulence like no other & you could feel every movement of the air pushing against us! I remember my skydive instructor pointing at his watch, which said 4,000 ft….. We were not even half way up, yet it felt like millions of miles from the ground!! Looking down and seeing everything so tiny did make my stomach drop a little! The best part was that the wind had got up to 26 knots, which was pretty serious, considering they don’t allow the planes to take off at 25 knots and you can’t jump at 27 knots! The rest of the afternoon Skydive slots were cancelled due to the winds, so we were pretty lucky to have been able to jump when we did!
Anyhow, it was all so quick & before I knew it we had reached 12,000 ft, the door was open and then off we went, free falling at 160mph for 45 seconds! No better feeling! The jumping part was what I envisioned to be the toughest part, but actually it wasn’t that bad, as it’s difficult to process how high up you are when all you can see is clouds beneath you! When you jump it feels as though you are falling into nothing, as with the winds gushing past you it’s pretty difficult to keep your eyes open! It’s amazing how quickly your body adjusts to the feeling of falling though! Within a couple of seconds of floating in the air it’s goes from being super scary to the best thing you’ve ever experienced! I know that was certainly the case for me anyway! The views were absolutely incredible and I was so glad to be Skydiving over New Zealand’s largest lake ~ Lake Taupo, which to put it in perspective, is the size of Singapore.
At 5,000 ft the parachute was pulled and we spent some time viewing our surroundings & even got to see the top of Mount Doom! It really felt like the Skydive was over in a flash, as from the moment you jump it all happens so quickly! I was really relieved to have paid the extra to have the full photo and video package, as it’s not until you watch your video that you realise how crazy the experience was, as it’s so difficult to take it all in at once! Part of our bundle included our very own photographer jumping out of the plane in front of us, which was pretty cool, as he was able to capture us falling from the plane with the stunning scenery all around us!
I think it’s fair to say that Skydiving has probably been one of my favourite activities throughout our trip! I remember in Australia talking about doing a Skydive but thinking absolutely no way! But when the moment arises and you have the opportunity to Skydive in such a stunning part of the world, you’re a fool not to!
To finish the day on a high, Harry & I walked to the natural hot water springs and spent the rest of the afternoon / early evening bathing in the thermal water! Later on we had a burger at the backpackers bar, as well as a few drinks with our lovely friends that we had met on Kiwi Experience.
Monday 11th July 2016 – we left Lake Taupo in the morning and drove to River Valley. On route we stopped at Tongariro National Park and did a 2 hour waterfall walk. The views of the water falls were stunning and you also were able to catch a glimpse of the snowy mountains!
We arrived at River Valley Lodge at around 5pm and checked into our rooms. In the evening we had the most delicious roast beef dinner buffet! Our Kiwi driver Si, the legend that he is, even requested that they made Yorkie puddings, as the majority of us were British & of course it’s not a roast dinner without those bad boys!! After dinner we had a….. wait for it *stomach starts rumbling* HOMEMADE MILKY WAY BROWNIE!!! & it was the most heavenly brownie EVER! My sister Fia makes the most delicious gooey brownies (although not often enough… HINT HINT) but there may now be some tough competition! That’s not to say I don’t want you to make me brownies when I’m home! (Another hint hint).
After eating my body weight in food, I was feeling pretty stuffed!!! We all took advantage of the discounted bar and then played a few card games by the open fire. It was a fantastic evening spent & so chilled!
Tuesday 12th July 2016 – we were up early ready for “White Water Rafting” along River Valley. It was a rather chilly morning, so we were both rather relieved to be kitted out with thermal layers & wetsuits!
We drove out to the start of the river and then all got into the raft and slid down the bank, which was great fun! Not only is River Valley statistically the most dangerous rafting location with 3 professionals drowning, it is also known as one of the best locations in the world & certainly the top location in New Zealand, hitting grade 4 & 5 rafting. There were a few occasions where it felt as though we were going to fall in but it was absolutely awesome & we will definitely be doing it again! The love for adrenaline is an expensive one but it will not stop us!
After rafting we had lunch and then drove to New Zealand’s capital city ~ Wellington. It was a good few hours driving, so on route we stopped at Maccy’s for dinner…. You can’t beat it! We had a portion of fries with salsa and guacamole…. I’m hoping to see these on the menu at Maccy’s back at home because they rocked! We arrived in Wellington at 6pm and checked into our Base hostel.
In the evening we went on a Bar Crawl around Wellington City, which was pretty sweet! It was our second to last night out with everyone from the Kiwi Experience, as all of the bus except us and a couple of German girls were heading to the South Island of New Zealand.
Wednesday 13th July 2016 – so we woke up at around 10am feeling pretty rough as you can imagine… There was only one thing, which would save the moment of crisis & that was sure going to be a Maccy’s sausage & egg mcmuffin! So yep, off we went searching for a Maccy’s! After we had eaten our lifesaving breaky we then went back to the hostel and climbed back into bed, only to be woken up by the fire alarm!!! It was pouring it down of rain and we all had to evacuate the building, which was NOT fun.
In the afternoon we visited the “Te Papa” museum with Will and Phoebe! (Thank fully the hangover had eased!). The Museum was fairly well spread out on the different floors and in a couple of hours we only visited two exhibitions ~ one about the New Zealand Earthquakes & the other about the “Gallipoli War”, both very interesting.
After the museum we returned to the hostel to cook dinner…. Harry and Will went and brought a massive pot of salted caramel ice cream so the four of us tried to demolish it, although couldn’t quite finish it, so invited a few of our friends to join!
Thursday 14th July 2016 – we got on a new Kiwi bus at 07.45am with a new driver and went back to Lake Taupo. On route we stopped at a rather odd town called “Bulls” that likes to put a pun on the names of the establishments in the high street, for example the Police Station was renamed “Constabull”, the Bakery was “Bakabull” and the Post Office was called “Postabull”… Random hey! Whilst we were there we had brunch at Subway, which was a foot long ‘Meatball baguette’.
We arrived in Lake Taupo late afternoon and checked into our hostel ~ Urban Retreat! The hostel was probably the nicest one we had stayed at throughout the whole of New Zealand! The staff were very friendly, the dorm that we were staying in had an ensuite and the hostel offered free wifi! (Usually you have to pay for wifi).
In the evening we enjoyed a few games of pool with the German girls ~ Antonia and Marla.
I forgot to mention earlier, but Lake Taupo is a water filled crater of a very large volcano that has been active for around 300,000 years. Also, Lake Taupo has the coolest Maccy D’s I have ever seen… How many Maccy’s have their restaurant inside an aeroplane??
Photo credit to http://www.greatlaketaupo.com
Friday 15th July 2016 – we were back on the road at 9am, heading back to Auckland to finish our Kiwi Experience trip! We stopped in Rotorua to visit “Rainbow Springs”, which houses a Kiwi Bird encounter. We had a tour guide who showed us around the breeding room, explaining the long procedure from when a kiwi egg is brought to that enter and when a kiwi bird is giving birth. We went into the nocturnal house to spot a kiwi bird… At 5pm the staff turn on the lights, so that the kiwi bird can sleep. On average they sleep for 20 hours.
Just a few things about Kiwi Birds –
– They are one of very few “flightless birds” that exist around the world and they have nostrils at the end of their beak, which gives them a very powerful sense of smell that enables that to find food.
– Kiwi birds generally life up until they are 65 years old and they keep breeding throughout their whole life.
– Rainbow Springs Kiwi Bird Encounter aim to release as many Kiwi birds into the wild as they can. The Kiwi bird must be at least 6 months old and a healthy weight of 1kg.
– When a Kiwi bird is born they internalise the yolk, which keeps them fed for 10 days.
– Unique features: shaggy feathers, heavy and marrow-filled bones, a mammals low body termlsture, live in burrows, chicks hatch fully feathered but take 3-5 years to attain adult size, the only birds with nostrils at the top of their beak.
After the Kiwi Encounter we got back into the bus and drove up to Auckland. The traffic was pretty crazy, as not only was it weekend traffic, it was also rush hour! Anyhow, we got to Auckland at 6pm and went straight to our Base hostel. Harry and I shared a 4 bed dorm with Marla and Antonia and in the evening the four of us went out for a few drinks.
Saturday 16th July 2016 – we left Base hostel and then went and checked into our hotel (that STA had payed for, as they messed up our flights!) at City Lodge. We had a relaxing day, as the weather was looking very grey. We had a few games of Table Tennis and Pool before walking into the city to get some wifi & a Starbucks! I am not sure whether Starbucks have changed their rules since we have been away or whether it is just the Auckland Cafe, but you are restricted to only one hours access with 100mb of data, which is nothing!!! As it was anyway the Wifi connection was pretty poor but our Burnt Caramel Frappucino’s definitely made up for it!
Sunday 17th July 2016 – I woke up with horrendous flu symptoms…. Sore throat, cough, head ache and ear ache! It was the first time I had felt properly ill since we had been away (despite having a fuzzy tummy in Asia). We had originally planned to get the ferry across to “Rangitoto Island” but given that it was raining and I could hardly get out of bed, we decided to spend the day relaxing instead, keeping our fingers crossed that I would feel better for our flight the next day.
Monday 18th July 2016 – after a decent nights sleep I was feeling mildly better, although I will had the constant cough and runny nose…. Anyhow, we went into the city centre to get some Fijian currency only to discover that our joint card was not working. We thought maybe it was the card machine but after trying multiple ATM’s and still not being able to withdraw any cash, it had to be more than that.
We got a taxi at midday, which dropped us off at Auckland International Airport. After we had dropped our bags off we contacted MasterCard who then informed us that there is a problem where none of the cards are able to withdraw cash or process payments and that they were working to get it fixed! Brill…. So we landed in Fiji with absolutely no Fijian dollars, but it was lucky that when we next tried our card at the ATM, we were able to withdraw money & the problem had been fixed! Hooray!
So that concludes the end of our blog on North Island! As I mentioned at the start, we would both 100% recommend doing the Kiwi Experience bus, it’s a great way to meet like minded people, have a stress free approach to booking accommodation / activities and also you get to explore the best parts of the country! Having said that if you’re feeling confident, I would also recommend hiring a campervan and that way you have the freedom to explore at your own pace! If you do think of hiring a campervan and are unsure which island to choose…. 100% South Island! Both islands are very different but South Island is definitely the more scenic one of the two with lots of places to stop off at. Some days we drove 300km, but the beauty was that it didn’t feel that far because of the stunning scenery that surrounded us the whole journey! North Island on the other hand does not have as much coastal scenery, instead lots of fields with cows & sheep! I know that sounds kind of stereotypical but that’s just my opinion on which island I think is best for hiring a campervan and doing your own road trip! Having said that, do not dismiss the North Island, as especially if you are an adrenaline junky…. There are plenty of activities to do, as well as places to visit that are worth it!
Just one last thing, if you plan on hiring a campervan for both islands, make sure you make two separate bookings. This is because people we met were paying £250 to take the campervan across on the Inter-island ferry, as well as the £25 per passenger cost! Instead, we flew from Christchurch (South Island) to Auckland (North Island) and it only costed £110 for both of us with 20kg worth of baggage each, so it was a lot cheaper! Also, flying only takes 1h20 minutes whereas the ferry can take up to 5 hours and maybe more if the weather is bad!
Sending you all lots of love and happiness!
Jess & Harry 🙂 xx
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