Well folks here it is the start of an epic journey, for me married life on St. Mary's Isles of Scilly but for you the diary of Mark and I's amazing adventure to New Zealand and the Cook Islands, all in 5 weeks time.

If I'm honest I have huge expectations of this trip, I want to discover things about myself, I want and need to learn about Mark to build a foundation for the next stage of life together and I desire a view from every new corner which scours our souls with distinctivness and beauty that we can remember for ever. This is a voyage of discovery, a giant gulp of adventure to quench my thirst for travel or a 4 week scratch of my itchy feet. A trip which will teach us about each other and about what it means to travel together. I hope we can make memories that I can draw on in dark times and memories which will make us smile and laugh at each other.

Will these wild expectations be exceeded? Probably not completely, but this is a sum of equals. I imagine that this is as much about what I put in personally as about what New Zealand delivers as a destination and holiday. Will the Cook islands be intoxicatingly beautiful or will we be suffocated by isolation? All questions I look forward to answering and sharing with you .

I guess this will be a combination of a diary and a journal. Some days will be simple holiday extracts other days will allow for a reflection on events.