Hello everyone, Back again for the last account from New Zealand. What can i say apart from Ben and i absolutely love it here. We have had such an amazing time and everywhere has been gorgeous (even in the rain) and totally unforgettable. We arrived in Christchurch yesterday around 5pm after a mammoth bus journey from Queenstown which took around 6 hours. We said our farewells to Kate, Edward, Paddy , Tom and Miles, and got picked up by mum...

Hello everyone, This may be anither long one, but here goes. Monday 10/7 Topday we headed off to do our full day on the Franz Josef galcier. The weather was rainy but spirits were high. Got kitted up with waterproofs which turned out not to be waterproof, hat and mittens, big bulky walking boots complete with plasters and ice talonz to assist us in gripping to the huge ice cube. The 9 of us (Team Extreme) arrived at the base of the glacier a...

Hello all, hope all are well and happy back home in Sunny England. We left wet and very windy wellington on Thursday 6/7 to cross the sea to Nelson. The previous night we managed to catch up with Trevor and Dennis who we met in Auckland, as they are both working in Welly for a couple of weeks. It was great to see them and catch up. After the 3 1/2hr ferry crossing we arrived in the South Island. We expected the rain and wind to have died down a bi...

Hello everyone, Upon leaving Taupo we arrived at the River Valley at the most amazing hostel in the valley neat to the river where ben decided to brave the cold weather and embrace the white water radfting with fellow extreme team members. He had a great time even though it was rather cold. I however decided to go on 1 1/2hr horse trek through the NZ rolling hills with a couple of the girls Tasha and Clare. What a giggle we had! Cantering and getting...

Hi Guys, Yet another long one I'm afraid! Started off in Auckland on 20th June. Stayed at the Fat Camel hostel, which is in the heart of the city. We spent the first day exploring the city and ended up the skytower which has the highest controlled jump in the world - impressive. We then headed off for a bit of culture to the Auckland Museum where we had a great time learning about the Mauri culture and exploring the different exhibits for around 4 ho...