Kia Ora!How are things? I still doing good, just arrived in Abel Tasmen, where I hope to do some sea kayaking and more hiking. My new hostel is great, I'm staying at 'Old Macdonald's Farm'. It has lots of turkeys, ducks, cows and larma's. It's a lovely setting. Even the sun is shining and the sun block is on. The sun here is very intense and you can burn quickly. Shades, sun block and hats are in!Here's a run down of Nelson.NELSONThere...

Hello,How you are all keeping well. I'm now in Nelson. I like the town, although the internet cafes are behind the times. The computers are very slow and I'm unable to down load my pictures, so you will have to wait for a while. However, the sun is shining and I'm still smiling as ever.  Here's an update of the past week  or so. PICTON I had a great time here, depsite the rain. My crossing over from Wellington was good and my s...

Hi there, Now in Picton which is on the tip of the South Island. I've been here for a few days waiting for the rain to stop so I can start my hike across the Queen Charlotte trail. (3 day hike). Winter woolies and rain coats are in. Very stylish and warm.  I've had 3 days of constant rain. Yesterday, I spent most of the day watching films, making mulled wine and homemade soup. Everyone in the hostel loved it and contributed to it. ...

Top of the day to you! Having a truly fantasic time, the past week has been full of action. I have been thrilled beyond belief, not forgetting being scared witless, out of my mind. I have been white water rafting, sky diving and hiking across the Tongariro Crossing. The white water rafting was brilliant, especially going over a seven metre drop! And our all female crew cleared it...The other raft who was with us, got flipped over. I think it was more scary f...

Hello, So it's been over two weeks here in New Zealand. I have finally got used to drinking the water from the tap again and flushing tiolet paper down the loo. I am loving New Zealand, I feel like a kid at a sweetie shop because there are so many activities to choose from and all of them are good. (snockling, hiking, biking, caving, sky jumping, sand boarding, surfing, kite surfing, swimming, mountain biking, mountain climbing to name but a few...)...