Captains Log. Star Date 10.10.05 Hello, we are in Dunedin (say it duneeeed-n, not dunidin as Stu persits on doing!) We arrived here yesterday from Queenstown, we had a really good time in Queenstown, its a great place, full of stuff to do and definatley worth a visit to anyone coming to New Zealand.... We arrived on a Sunday and there wasnt much to do in our hostel so we went for a quick wander of the town and then found a nice pub with a fire ins...

Captains Log. Star Date 07.10.05 Queenstown. Is very cold, very very cold! But very beautiful too... the views are unreal, snow capped mountains etc etc... How I pictured NZ to be... So, we arrived here a couple of days ago and hit the pub first off, after a few hours of drinking we were ready for a pub snack, note the use of the word 'snack' there, what arrived on our table was a feast. The feast of all feasts! More nacho's than anyone could want or ev...

Captains Log. Star Date 04.10.05 Greetings from Franz Josef! First I should add, Stuart arrived a few days ago in Christchurch, after around 30hrs of flying! Hardcore. We found a public house and curry place on the way back from the public house so had a nice British first night in New Zealand! We set off on our travels from Christchurch where we headed over to Greymouth on the one and only train that goes there daily. It took 4hrs to get there, and...

Captains Log. Star Date 30.09.05 Christchurch. Just a quick postie to say I got here ok! Christchurch is very european. i was walking and thinking how its truly a hybrid of australia and england... It looks much more english in its grass (avec daisies) and buildings, but the crossings are the same as in oz and teh accents similar! It reminds me of a city at home, like any city at home... Leicester or Nottingham or something... The hostel I am s...

Captains Log. Star Date 29.09.05 Things that I love/loved/will miss from Australia (in no particular order) : Ze lagooooon (cairns) honey banana smoothies sunrise at woolongong beach chilling in the shade of a coconut tree (port douglas) mini mokes! whitsundays snorkelling with tropical fish whitehaven beach boogey boarding rainbow beach dodgy cover bands (at various bars at various times!) fraser island macenzie creek royal brisba...