We stumble out of bed just in time for Hot Springs to open. We then spend the next few hours running from pool to pool and pampering ourselves. Three of the twelve were really stinky sulphur ones, one of them started to eat Fiona's ring (silver gets tarnished by sulphur), but all was good as the friendly staff at reception were prepared for such an event and cleaned it up nicely. Then, as normal, Todders and I fill our boots with the shower and charging stuff, wh...

Brent turned out to be a nightmare from minute 1, and had a few errands to run before we could leave town. Saying goodbye to his work colleagues at Rippon Valley actually turned out quite well for us, as the views overlooking Lake Wanaka were stunning, and there was a giant deckchair for us to entertain ourselves with. Waiting for him to buy $60 worth of Colourslide film for his camera, was less amusing. Eventually we got on our way and embarked on a very nice d...

MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Wanaka, as much as it is a lovely little town, was a bit of a washout. It rained, and rained, and then rained a bit more. Fortunately, we had treated ourselves to a posh campsite, complete with sauna and spa. After our Skydive was cancelled, we decide a lazy day is in order. We did make it to the cinema which had sofas and amazing half time homemade cookies. However, we chose to watch possibly one of the worst films that I have ever seen. Expec...

Having loved Queenstown so much the first time, we came back solely for a night out to celebrate my birthday. In true birthday party fashion, we first embarked on a getting ready party complete with drinking games, singing, makeup session and photo taking, all in the comfort of the back of Johnny! We emerged looking amazingly smart, both in dresses! It was freezing. In the pub, it doesn't take us long to make friends, and one guy even arranged for a birthday cak...

After a few failed attempts to find a small town complete with carpark and pub - who could believe that this could be such a difficult task - we settled opposite the Moeraki Tavern, where we cooked a feast of toasted cheese sandwiches in our frying pan. We then head to the aforementioned Tavern, a short lived experience as it closed at 7pm???? No panic though, as there was a posh restaurant down the road, Fleur's Place, so we head in to see if they will let us st...