Hi guys, can't believe this is our last journal entry from New Zealand. We've enjoyed it here so much we really don't want to leave! Anyway at least we're leaving the cold weather for some sunshine in Fiji (hopefully!). So here's what we've been up to. After leaving Dunedin we travelled to Te Anau where we stopped overnight for a trip the next day to Milford Sound. It was raining really badly on the day of the trip, but this was actually a good thing as it m...

Hi guys, we've been pretty busy since the last journal entry so here's what we've been up to. From Wellington we caught the ferry over to Picton on the South Island. We stopped here just for a night as there's not really much to do in Picton. However, the day we arrived we managed to fit in a boat trip around Queen Charlotte Sound and a game of Crazy Golf! The boat trip took us to some amazing scenery, lush green hills with (rich) people's houses nestled amon...

Hi guys, since we last updated the journel we've been in Napier for 3 nights and Wellington for 4 nights. Napier was a nice seaside town.  In 1931 there was a big earthquake here which destroyed the whole city.  By 1933 the city had been rebuilt in the Art Deco style which was popular at the time.  We did a guided walk of the city to see lots of the Art Deco buildings and architecture which was really interesting.  We also visited the National ...

Hi guys, we've now been in New Zealand for 10 days and we're loving it!   The country is beautiful and we've been so busy as there is so much to see and do. We arrived in Auckland on 8 May.  Auckland is a big city and we did all the usual city things here, museum, aquarium, walked to the harbour and around the city.  We also went up the Sky Tower which allows you to have 360 degree panoramic views of the city.  What they don't warn you about is...