We got to Christchurch and this is where we will also be leaving Rich and Liz :-( Due to issues with flights they had to cut there trip a few days short and miss out on Kiakora. We checked into possibly the oldest base and went for a walk around the town, not loads to see or do here so me and Liz went back to the hostel for our last joint effort on the computers while the boys went to the supermarket to get some dinner - no surprise Dave came back with a WHOLE ...

Ok so as with any tour the final (or in this case almost the final) stop is always the best plus Charby was there too! Straight from Wanaka we stopped at puzzle world which is a little bizarre, its has illusions and tricks - e.g. a room full with faces which all have eyes that follow you the whole way around the room, a Marylyn Munroe hologram, they also had some steps which look like your not standing up straight and a room which gives the illusion that one of y...

Ok so after leaving the beautiful Franz Joseph (again with another very early start) we made our way to Matheson lake aka mirror lake as its known for its mirror reflection of the scenery around it, we leave early to ensure the water hasn't been disturbed thus getting a good pic - was worth the early start as it we all got some good pics. After there we carried on with our journey towards Wanaka stopping at a few waterfalls along the way - we finally arrived at t...

We have now arrived in Fraz Joseph - even though its raining it's still beautiful here, we wanted to stay longer but because of the buses we couldn't so only have one free day which we are filling with our glacier hike - all really looking forward to that as we've had a bit of a quite week. You have to take your own lunch up the glacier (as there is no 711 at the top!) so we spent our first night getting ready - I got all Delia Smith and decided to do pasta but g...

Next day we made our way to Lake Mahinapua, mostly referred to as the 'Poo Pub'! For most of you that don't already know its a small, quite dirty little motel and pub ran by an 84 year old guy called Uncle Les, he's a bit of a Kiwi icon and his picture is up in all the books and posters in hostels all over the place. The bus takes you there for the sole purpose of the fancy dress party they arrange - of which they only tell you the theme on the day and every grou...