So after a good nights sleep in Clyde we headed down to the bottom of the South Island, our intention being to cross over to Stewart Island, the most SOutherly point in New Zealand. However, after finding out that the ferry cost $120 each we decided against it. We had a quick look around Bluff-very pretty seaside town, and then headed to Te Anau...the last big town before Milford Sounds.

After the glaciers we headed to Lake Wanake, another Lake, more touristy things to do...and it was Puzzle World that caught my eye. It contained a huge 2 storey maze and an illusions room. We chose to havea crack at the maze; navigating between all four corners and then back tot he middle, twisting round corners and tramping up and down the stairs...great fun. The optical illusions were very trippy, especially going into the room that made me a midget one end, an...

After Greymouth we headed on down to the glaciers of the South Island; Franz Josef and Fox. You can hike on them both (if you have the money and time) but we only had time to walk up and have a look. They were pretty impressive, although we couldn't get as close as I would have liked (Argentina was much better) and the size of them was pretty amazing; to think that they have been around for thousands of years, and will be here long after I have gone too. We man...

The start of our roadtrip...driving from one side of the island to the other. We drove from Christchurch to Greymouth via Arthurs Pass; a mountainous region that is veyr rainy, misty but beautiful. We ended our day in greymouth, a town by the sea that I only wanted to go to beacuse it had my favourite brewery in it-Montieths! We had to wait until 11am for the tour, so were chopming at the bit to get in and havea look around the site. Apparently the brewery is t...

Christchurch-the most English of cities in New Zealand-not that English-I was very dissapointed to learn that you couldn't punt yourself down the River Avon (guided tours only)-what kind of fun is that? I spent my days in New Brighton-a bit different to the one in the UK, but less gays, more surfers. Went walking around a place called Taylors Mistake, a beach that leads to a series of bays around a beautiful penninsula. Men went diving and I went sunbathing-it w...