Hey!!! After Hokitka -( Not much to write about that one) We headed to Franz Joseph Glacier. Franz Joseph We did a three quater day walk on the Glacier, it took an hour to get to the glacier from the carpark, we had to were some nice boots and socks and on the ice crampons so that we could grip the ice. The first part of the walk is walking up ice stairs which definatly work your legs they are really steep and last for about 45mins. When we had climbe...

We left the North Island at 3 am tues 14th Feb on the ferry and got to the south island at about 6am absolutely knackered then drove for 3 hours to the campsite with Anna and Claire asleep. We arrived though just as the sun was rising, the first part of the journey was along the coast and the views were amazing I have put a picture up of marlborough sounds at sunrise on my photo album. Will try and put more on soon but lots of internet cafes wont let you upload p...

Lake Taupo We stayed here for one night it is the biggest lake in NZ and really pretty, the road drives right along the side of it so you can get some great views. We didnt get up to much here just camped on the edge of the lake so that was cool! Wellington We left lake Taupo about 10am and started our trip to Wellington where we arrived at about 4.30pm yes it was a long long drive!! BUT when we got to Wellington we had directions from Mary (Annas Mum) ...

We left Auckland at rush hour my legs were soo shaky driving out in a huge van when you look in the rear veiw mirror it looks miles out the back window. We made it to a little town to stay over night and left early the next morning to get to the Waitomo Caves where we did a black water rafting tour of the glow worm caves which was more relaxing looking above at the glow worms compared to white water rafting. We were guided by two rather large Mauri men who wer...

Hi Everyone!!! I have arrived safely in New Zealand so dont worry! As we have a campervan we have found it less easy to access the internet than in Bali but we have now found a campsite that actually has email! We have also been soo busy as we were in a rush to cover the North Island so that Anna could get to Wellington in time for the wedding she was going to. We arrived in Auckland on the 6th of Feb it was really nice weather when we arrived but we hav...