11/5 - After watching the bungy jumpers we just made the last 20 mins of our journey into the centre of Queenstown and got settled into the hostel. It was strange, because I kept bumping into people that I had met in various places during my time in NZ, because everyone stays in Queenstown for ages!! That night Tim and Liz, who were two Americans travelling together, treated four of us to a really nice dinner!! The six of us had been together for about a week tra...

10/5 - So we left lake mathison to head to lake wanaka, and on the way we stopped at lake hawea! Lake Hawea was another picturesque crystal blue lake reflecting the mountains that provided its stunning backdrop, no matter how many of these lakes you see they never stop being impressive! We just stopped here to take a few photos before heading off to the town of Wanaka. Wanaka is a really nice little town on the lake, nice and quiet in the day but also has a fairl...

8/5 - We left the poo pub in the morning and headed off to Franz Josef, home of the Franz Josef glacier. On the way we stopped in a place called the Bushmans centre, which was a little museum of sorts, explaining about how locals used to make a living off the land, catching deer by jumping out of helicopters onto their backs, and other things like that! mostly possum killing, there was possum fur all over the place! there was also a little cafe here where we coul...

7/5 - We left westport this morning to head to lake mahinapua and the poo pub!! we stopped just outside westport at this place called cape foulwind for a short walk along the coast to see the seal colonies. It was a nice little walk, and we saw loads of seals!!! I took a few pics which probly just look like rocks as they are the same colour as the seals :p but it was cool to see so many seals in the wild! our next stop was at punakaiki rocks, to see the "fam...

3/5 - We left Nelson in the morning on what was probly the coldest day so far in NZ, and we headed to the Nelson lakes. We stopped at the lake for a picnic lunch, the lake was stunning, crystal blue lake reflecting the snow topped mountains surrounding it. whilst at the lake we went for a short walk around the nearby forest. unfortuantely it was a bit chilly to sit out too long by the lake so we headed off to westport after lunch. Westport is a place that our own...