Arrived in Taupo early in the afternoon, and our first sighting was not the lake as we expected but lots of road cones!? The NZ Ironman competition was in full effect, a 4.5km swim, a 180km bike ride followed by a marathon, we would have joined in but we were a little late for the gun! The only strenuous activity for us that day was picking up the phone to book our skydive!So we woke up on the sunday morning fully expecting to jump out of a plane but it was peein...

So onwards and upwards as they say, next stop the west coast glaciers, seems like such a long time ago now! On the west side of the island there are 2 huge glaciers formed by the constant battering of winds and rain travelling across the sea. They're not too far apart in themselves, about 20km and although you can't really see the top of them cos of the cloud and moutains it really was worth a look, well it's not everyday u see a glacier now is it?? S...

So after an adrenaline packed couple of days we decided to take it easy in the comforts of Milford Sound and Lake Wanaka. I can feel another lecture coming on..... Milford Sound is known as a Fiordland, a large valley formed by glaciers over many thousands of years! It runs 15 kilometres inland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded by sheer rock faces that rise 1200 metres or more on either side. As the glaciers eroded away at the moutains they not only create la...

So after picking up our Buzza campervan, for the 2nd time we leave Christchurch but this time heading on our way down to the south part of the island. This country is the most spectacular place we have ever seen, the scenery is amazing, and it's so diverse. The mountains are huge, the lakes are so blue, the forests are vast, and there's more farms than you can shake a stick at, including sheep!!! Lets just say, as Chris always does, we've definately s...

So after the adventures of Chris' birthday we left Christcurch in our hire car, the trusty Nissan Bluebird, in search of whales and dolphins! About 2 hours north of Christchurch is a peninsula called Kaikoura where they have an adundance of sea life not far from the coast. This is due to there being massive canyons under the sea which reach a depth of 1600 metres at the deepest point, which is full of nutrients and grub! Even the elusive g...