Kaikoura We had one spare coach pass left so decided to go to kaikoura which is renowned for Whale watching. A really cute little village. We were staying in a massive hostel above the pub and to make things even better we had our own room. We were disappointed to find out that the Whale watching doesn't happen by looking out at the coast. it actually costs 150 dollar. we decided against it but was told there was a seal colony up the road and we were assured w...

Christchurch So far We have been very lucky in finding accommodation without reservation. However, in Christchurch we were traipsing around for what felt like a life time to find one. This was due to the lack of hostels after the catastrophic earthquake hit Christchurch in February. Strangely, only the small, older lodges survived. Eventually we found an 8 bed dorm. It wasn't the cleanest of places but we were pleased to have a bed and our stupid rucksacks off o...

Wanaka On the bus journey to Queenstown we stopped off quickly in a quaint little town, Wanaka. Their were a few Attractions in Wanaka that appealed to us so decided to go back on ourselves. We are soooo glad we did as think we have had the most peaceful few days of our lives in the most beautiful place ever. (not so beautiful pictures attached). The view from our hostel was the best in town overlooking the lake and snow topped mountains and to top it off. Summe...

Ok, so I'm getting a little behind on the blog updates and already forgetting where we've been and what we've done so will try and summarise the last week. We were in Queenstown for 4 nights. A beautiful beautiful town. Smaller than I expected but one of my favourite part of New Zealand yet. Stayed at Aspen hostel for two nights but moved next door to Alpine hostel for the last two. This was because 1. there was free wifi, which is unheard of in NZ and 2. becau...

Stayed in Nelson over night in a really fun hostel, Paradiso. Played drinking games with people in the hostel and spent an evening on a static bus in the garden. Was fun. Our coach picked us up at 7am the following morning so as you can imagine we were a little tender and slept the WHOLE way. Arrived in Franz Josef at around 4.30pm and spent the following two nights there. We went to Franz Josef to do the Glacier Trek! YES you heard me.. Another Trekk. Luckily t...