Hey, currently travelling on the west coast of the South Island where its quite remote so the postcard updates have been a bit limited. After Leaving Nelson on thursday we headed for westport. Stopped off to take in the Abel Tasman national park on the way but unfortunately the budget didnt stretch to a guided tour on the water taxi-boo so instead we spent the morning playing mini golf. In Westport I was due to stay 2 nights with Vicki but it was a real ghost tow...

We've crossed over to South island now, slightly later than I expected but still got 2 weeks here for the 6 stops on the trip. we took the interisland ferry to picton which took 3 hours but was so easy and works a bit like an airport. On the way to Nelson we stopped at the Mussel Boys restaurant to try the local delicacy which is green shelled mussels steamed or served grilled with different toppings. Absolutely lush! Arrived at Nelson to stay at the best hoste...

Hello from wellington, capital of new Zealand. We left river Valley for Wellington and spent 4 nights exploring the capital. i was a bit worried there wouldn't be much to do but we it was really nice to settle and make home for just a few days. Our first day was spent doing some much needed shopping and I managed to spend more than I could afford on clothes and trainers but I'm now prepared for the colder weather down south. Had a few quiet evenings in wi...

hey, We arrived on Wednesday in River Valley for a one night stay in a really remote little hostel in the country-the roads were so tight the bus couldn't even make it so we had to walk there. It was well worth the effort though, the place was wicked and gave us a roast beef dinner and we slept in what looked like one huge bunk bed so it was cosy, hmm. In the morning we got straight into wetsuits for the white wter rafting. We were briefed on safety p...

Ok, this time the picture actually is me!! Not a lot has happened the last few days, we were getting pretty dispondent because we thought the weather was never going to be right for our jump. Consoled ourselves with a curry last night but not even that did the trick coz it was the worst Indian food I've ever had, blurgh. Then today we rang the tandem skydive place to see how the weather was and they were on their way to collect us. Thats when the fear...