So from the top of the South island to the top of the North...Nelson seems a distant memory as we enjoy the sunshine up in the 'Winter-less North'! We had a slightly bumpy journey back across the Cook Straight, but were soon once again on the North island, and it felt like only days since we left rather than weeks! Unfortunately the weather had changed some what since we were last there, and on arriving in a very rainy Wellington we decided not to stick around. ...

Hi there folks! Well, last time we blogged we'd just arrived in the town of Franz Josef Glacier, handily named as it happens to be right next to Franz Josef Glacier! No doubt you've all been on tenterhooks wondering what on earth we could've been up to there! We'd been anticipating a half day hike on the glacier, which we'd heard was easily enough hard work for the amateur glacier trekker. Cooper had also looked into scenic helicopter flights, which seemed like...

Well Queenstown was a lot of fun! Where to start...well I guess the beginning! The drive across from Dunedin took us through some more spectacular scenery, as we got closer we became surrounded by snow capped mountains and beautiful lakes. The landscapes here are all so immense, it is hard to keep a perspective on size as everything is huge and there is so much space surrounding everything. Our van chugs along nicely along the winding roads, although it is a goo...

So, New Zealand's capital wasn't up to much (in our estimations) and we hoped the south island would deliver for us! The ferry crossing was excellent. About an hour before we were due to dock in Picton we entered the Marlborough Sounds. They're channels formed by the land sinking below the water level and are surrounded by beautiful green mountains. At one point the ferry was joined by some dolphins, so those who weren't already gazing over the bow, soon were! ...

Howdy Partners! A lot to mention on this one, savour it! When we wrote last we were on our way out of stinky Rotorua! Because of the sulphur...not that we didn't like it there! En route to Taupo we stopped at the Lady Know Geyser for a guaranteed eruption! The tiny volcano-esque geyser spouts hot water high into the air for amazed onlookers every day at 10.15am for about half-an-hour. We stayed for five or ten minutes, but the boiling hot water is gushing ten m...