Hi From Hanmer Spring I Know...we moan that it is so cold outside...so what do we do...strip off and go in outside pools...how silly! The water is naturally above 30 degrees c so it wa not really that bad. Although very cold when you get out. It was lovely in the pools...just what you need after 2 weeks in the cold / snow. The pools were quite clen but they stank of mouldy eggs. Apparently it is the sulphur in the pools. Hanmer is the only spot in the south...

Hi Everyone Where we are now is a little unexpected. We were not planning to stop in Jackson. We met some nice people in Fox who said that it was a must see as there is the most amazing place to stay called jackson retreat. So here we are. After arriving yesterday it is so nice that we couldn't bear leaving today. It is a camp hut on the hill...with amazing facilities...log fire...big kitchens...amazing showers...friendly people...and covered camp sites. Its a ...

Hi everyone. Hope you are all well. So we arrived at Fox village last night…but we were a little concerned…not snow…no ice…bright blue sky….very green…..UMMMM! So where was this Glacier? We walked around what can only be described as a few building aka Fox Township. It seemed bery nice…but small. We could not even see much of a mountain around. We walked into the FOX Glacier tours office and enquired about the trips.We decided to do the Heli-Hik...

Hi everyone. Hope you are all well. We arrived in Queenstown after a long days driving from the Milford sound, back via Te Anau. We decided to stop off at lake Manapouri where we did a short hike of about 2 hours. It was very nice walk. Queenstown being the home of the bungee jump and being a Mecca for backpackers...I had my reservation as to what Queenstown itself would be like. I was very mistaken as Queenstown was beautiful with very panoramic scenery! W...

Hey All!! The adventure began before we even arrived at the sound, with the Milford road which is famous for being the most scenic drive in NZ.The road was a 2 hour drive with no towns along the way…. Not even a petrol station. The road which only takes you to Milford was very windy and followed the mountain valley floor which had been carved out by a glacier thousands of years ago. The drive was beautiful, lined with snow covered mountains all the way and...