11.06.05 Arrived in Singapore today just after 4am! Body clock not quite adjusted though! Hung around in the airport for a bit and then got the shuttle to our hotel - which was really nice! Not 'backpackersish' at all!! Couldn't check in until 11am, so left my big bag at reception and then went 'off exploring'. Managed to walk down Orchard Rd (famous for shopping - although most of them were closed at 8am!!) Went to see the Esplanade (theatre) - pretty impressi...

08.06.05 Can't believe this is our last few days in New Zealand! Weird!! We got up a bit later today. Take advantage of any possible lie in we can get!! Then me and Sarah went to look around the shops while Heather and Amy took ages to get out of bed! Managed to get a new bag and a couple of other things. Then we went back to meet the others and caught a bus to Northmall to find Lush for Heather - who has managed to have her photo taken outside every store! I'm...

06.06.05 Woke up earlier today to see if Sarah and I could bungy jump! Some stupid plan possessed me to do 'The Nevis' - 3rd highest jump in the world and 3 times higher than the jump I did last Monday!! We had a wander round Queenstown shops before we got picked up in the shuttle bus to be dropped at the bungy site. The station you jump from is literally positioned between 2 mountains over a giant gorge!! You make your way to the station by cable car (with a s...

05.06.05 Absolutely amazing day. Bus from Te Anau to Milford - boat cruise for 2.5 hours around the Sound and saw dolphins swimming alongside our boat!!

Did quite a bit of driving, but a bit of site-seeing too. It was Heather's birthday so we went for a nice meal in the evening.