En route back round to Christchurch we stopped for a night at the Pancake rocks. The west coast which we drove back up to the north of the island is stunning. We were lucky to have really good sunny weather. The scenery is completely different from what we had been seeing. We drove along the shore, it's really rugged with the waves crashing along the cliffs. We stopped a night at Pancake rocks and got out to see them at sunset. It's an area where they have...

The day of the Sky Dive. Woke up this morning and got ready to go out as our sky dive was booked for 11am. The day was really sunny and clear so it looked like it would be on, eek. Had to drive 40 mins along the road from Franz to Fox Glacier. Obviously i was not in a hurry. When we arrived at the air field it was rather amusing as the runway was a small dirt track and what should have been the hanger was a little wooden hut. Great!! They were running...

Franz Josef is a glacier town. We did the helihike today which was fab. The helicopter (i am such a kid and a helicopter ride is like getting a new toy at christmas to me) took us up to the glacier. It is absolutely massive, looks like icing sugar piled high and wide and splays out between mountains. Almost looks like an avalanche waiting to happen. We went up and down the glacier before landing in the snow. From there we strapped on our spikes, grabbed an ...

En route back to Quuenstown we went to an animal farm. At the animal farm which is probably the only thing you can do in Queenstown for 20 dollars, you can feed Bison, Deer, Donkeys, Lama, mini Horses and Goats. It was so cool, we got our bucket of food and drove round to the different animals to feed. The Deer are so beautiful but the Donkeys were the best because they were so cute and fluffy (such a girly comment). They came right up to the car and stuck th...

At Milford Sound we booked to go on a scenic tour which was a bus ride and boat cruise. The photos will explain better when i get them on. Set off early in the morning and got on a tour coach which drove from Te Anau where we were staying to Milford. The scenery was stunning. Mountains, lakes, glaciers, snow, all sorts. We stopped at a few view points to take pictures. A highlight was the mirror lakes which reflected the mountains behind them. A couple of ...