On Sunday afternoon we went white water rafting! It was brilliant! Its something I've wanted to do for ages so was very pleased to get the chance. We were in a boat with 7 others and a guide and there were 3 boats. We went about 8km down the river. We went through 3 sets of rapids, each more extreme than the last. At one point the river was very flat and so to 'entertain' us our guide tipped our boat vertically! It was really cool. We all sat at one end of the bo...

Hi again! On Thursday we drove about 30 minutes south to Fox Glacier. Its pretty much the same as Franz in that there is a glacier and a small town so we only needed a few hours. We drove to Lake Matheson and had a walk and took some photos and then went and had some tea in the town. Then we drove to the glacier and took some photos from the base, we didn't walk it this time! lol. Then we headed back to the hostel and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening w...

Hey guys! I can't remember when I last updated this so sorry if I repeat anything! Ok, so on Monday we left Picton and drove to a nearby town called Nelson. We had lunch there and looked around the shops. We then drove to Greymouth which is where we spent the night. The hostel was a bit weird as only seemed to have girls in it and was run by two fairly old (for a hostel anyway!) women so we did wonder if it was some sort of nunnery...! Met a really weird old woma...

Hey guys! Ok so got quite a bit to write as not been on much lately! On Thursday we left Taupo (spelt it wrong last time!) and on the way we drove round Lake Taupo and then we drove round the Tongariro Crossing (the snowcapped mountains) via the volcanic expressway which was a really good drive with great views. We headed to Napier. On the way we ended up on an unsealed road which lasted 27km. It was basically a gravel road and meant we couldn't go above 40kmph s...

Hey guys! Sorry i've not been on for so long but been really busy and had a few pc disasters lately so not had much access! So means got loads to write as not been on since saturday morning! so get comfy! lol. Ok, so on saturday we left Katrinas in our hire car and drove to the sunshine coast to Ali's cousin's house. I was very pleased with myself as managed to navigate us there without getting lost at all! Once we were there we spent some time talking to Sh...