Left Queenstown at 7.45am this morning, another nice early rise, heading to Dunedin. Got to Dunedin about 1am where we went straight onto the Elm Wildlife tour that took as to the Otago Peninsula and we got to see Albatross, Hooker Sealions, NZ Fur Seals and Yellow Eyed Penguins. Really good tour. Even though I slipped on the way down to the beach where we were seeing the Sealions, nearly broke my ankle, but got way with just a bruised and swollen ankle. ...

Been in Queenstown since Friday and it is great. Such a party town. Just what I needed as it has been rather quiet in all the other towns. Met up with Alan's friend Hayley, she is going to be living here for a year. Went out with her and her mates and got very drunk. Had a great night. Though at the end of the night I didn't know where the hostel was?!? Whoops. It was only a 5 minute walk up the road but I wasn't sure what direction, in the end Alan and I...

After leaving Taupo we headed off to Wellington (Lord of the Rings Country). Saw the views of Tangario National Park (that was used in the film). Got to Wellie in the afternoon and went to the National Museum of New Zealand (which was Free and rather interesting) and after this I was feeling ill. Bloody Cold, chesty cough and sore thoat. I am gutted as this looks like a livey place. Alan went out and I went to bed! Fun hey. Left Wellie the next day (we...

Thursday: Left Rototua on the Fun Bus. 1st stop was having a quick look at the Forest (forgotten name, sorry). All really nice but at 9am I was still trying to waking up. 2nd stop was to see a geysers, very large one, it shot up in the air to about 5 meters plus. Then we saw some boiling mud bubbling away. 3rd stop was Wai-O-Tapu thermal reserve, lots of geysers, vivid hot pools and more boiling mud. Walk round and saw lots of different types of pools, eve...

Today was the best day ever, one of the most exciting days of my life. Exciting & scary at the same time. I did a Sky Dive from 12,000 ft up. I wasn't nervous during the build up. I was just so excited. I said to Alan, "I'm not scared" and he said that he was scared for me. He didn't do it. He said he was waiting for Australia, but maybe he is chickening out. Met some Irish Girls on the bus and they were doing it to. They were so funny because they w...