12WBT: Keeping on keeping on

So it is week three of 12WBT, and I have a few confessions to make.

1. I do really well typically Monday through Thursday and then the weekend hits.
2. ‘Life gets in the way’ and I either eat too much, or exercise too little over said weekends.
= Which results in me hoping and doing too much exercise and eating too little Monday and Tuesday in an attempt to compensate for the next weigh in on Wednesday.

I am off to Sydney *again* this weekend and I’m going to stop this trend! I have booked a hotel with a gym so no excuses for the upcoming SSS. And I am determined to make better food choices.

I am scared of looking back at these 12 weeks and wishing that I had done more. 9 weeks to go, gotta keep pushing on!

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Kosciusko Main Range

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Coming Home, Sydney

Sydney how I love you.

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New Zealand Cruise – The Ship, Celebrity Century

The ship.  14 Decks!  2 pools, 4 jacuzzis.

Entertainment

Food!

Drinks!

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The Sounds, New Zealand

Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds were a definitely highlight of the cruise.

Absolutely Spectacular.

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Dunedin, New Zealand

The amazing Dunedin railway.

Many beautiful cathedrals.

And for a bit of fun, the Cadbury Factory.

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Wellington, New Zealand

The famous Wellington cable car.

Wellington is a pretty city -  with particularly good sights of the city to be seen from above after taking the cable car.

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Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and the volcanic activity in the area is amazing, if a bit smelly   Geysers, bubbling mud pools…

Some of the amazing woodwork of the Te Arawa people

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Napier, New Zealand

Napier is a lovely town, lovely people, lovely 1930′s art deco buildings.

We wandered around, bought a few things, and stopped for a leisurely coffee.

Nom nom nom.

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Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Our first day of the cruising itinery – Bay of Islands.  It was cold and misty, and we had to tender to the shore.

I was glad that we had arranged a shore excursion through Celebrity, as it made it much easier with the less than stellar weather conditions.  Driving through the countryside, the weather improved, and I loved the green-ness!

Our first major sight seeing experience – a Glow Worm cave.  No photography is permitted, as any light in the caves and the pretty glow worm ‘stars’ extinguish.  It was an amazing sight, and lovely to be guided by a family run tour guide.

Then we were guided through the Kauri Forest.  It rained for our walk through the forest, but the rain made it beautiful.

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