....so after Wanaka onto Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand! Here I decided to try skiing for the first time. Had it been anything like ice skating I'd have been in a bit of a pickle as I can't ice skate for toffee...or chocolate truffles for that point! And to begin with I thought It'd be a day of gloom as I failed to move an inch to begin with, much to the ammusement of the rest of the group. But then something clicked and I got the hang of it and...

The world is a special sight from 12,000ft, even more spectacular when you're hurtling towards it at 120mph! Yes, I've done a skydive and what an amazing experience it was! It all happened so fast I hardly had time to think about it. I did it in Franz Joseph and was flown over the mountains and the glaciers before being chucked out of the plane. My tandem guy, Trev, was very nice and reassuring and taught me all I needed to know which I'm sure I forgot as soon as...