5/2/06 We woke up at 5.30am to leave for Wellington at 7am as we had to be on time to catch the ferry from Picton on the South Island to Wellington on the North Island. On the way we stopped at a place called Kaikora and we saw a large group of sea lions sunbathing on the rocks, they looked so peaceful. We arrived at Picton and transferred our luggage to the ferry. The ferry crossing was about 3hrs long so we got to chill and get some sleep. We arrive...

3/2/06 Today was another early start, we got up at 6am to leave Queenstown at 7.30am. We wereheading for Fox Glacier today where we had to be by 1pm as some of us were going hiking and some taking a heli-hike onto the glacier. We arrived at Fox and checked into our hotel eventually after a room mix up and then went to grab some food and then headed off to theplace where we were to meet our guides. The heli-hike had been cancelled as the weather was n...

31/1/06 We woke up before the captain rung the bell for breakfast. We arrived back at shore about 9am and got on our coach, today we were heading back to civilisation where there was more adventurous stuff to do. On our way to Queenstown we stopped at Arrowroot which looked like something out of a western. Then we headed to the place where the first ever bungy jump took place over Kawarau Bridge and 12 of our group did it, looked like fun. Then we headed...

30/1/06 Today we had an early start as it was our longest day of driving, we were heading towards Milford Sound. On the wy we stopped at Te Anau which has the largest lake in New Zealand. The scenery changed so dramatically as we were now in the Fiordland National Park and on the west coast of the South Island, this is where it would start becoming rainy, but luckily it didn't. everyone was saying it was a good day, surprisingly. On the way we stopped at...

29/1/06 Today we woke up at 7.30am to leave Christchurch about 8.45am. We did a little tour of Christchurch and it so reminded me of England. I guess it was based on an English town. We spent about an hour in the centre and then headed South. On the way we stopped at a place called Geraldine, where they have the largest homemade jersey, and believe me it is so big that it is in the Guiness Book of Records. Our next stop was Lake Tekapo, and look at the ...