Hi everyone, Saturday was another early start as we had a long drive to do from Queenstown down to Franz Josef, 299km in total. The weather had turned over night and as a result we had to pack the car in the pouring rain. Basically the whole day was driving. First off we drove out of Queenstown and up to Arthur's lookout, where you got some amazing views of the valley. Then we continued over the Crown Pass which went over the Pisa Range. Came down into Wanaka ...

Hi everyone. Things didn't really get any better for us on day 2 of New Zealand. Got up early on Friday and had breakfast then we were waiting to be picked up for our Milford Sounds trip and we got a phone call to say that it had been cancelled due to bad weather! There was a possibility we might be able to go in the afternoon but we wouldn't know until 1pm when they got the weather report. We decided to take the bikes out and go around the cycle track that r...

Hi everyone, We have made it to NZ. Left Lizard Island on Wednesday and travelled down to Sydney. Stayed overnight in Sydney and then caught a Quantas flight to Christchurch Thursday morning. It was much more pleasent travelling in Business Class! We were all singing Quanta's praises until they cancelled our connecting flight from Christchurch to Queenstown! We had several options, one a 7 hour bus to Queenstown, two fly to Invercargill and then a 2 hour bus to...

Hi everyone, Just a quick update for you. Currently sitting at Cairns airport waiting to board the flight down to Sydney. Then tomorrow morning we fly to Christchurch and start our New Zealand adventure. Met up with Mum and Dad again on Thursday and then Friday we flew out to Lizard Island in a Cessna Caravan! Amazing views over the Great Barieer Reef. Had a really relaxing time in Lizard Island on our exclusive 5 star resort. Scenery was spectacular. Dad and...

Hi everyone, Friday early morning I met Mum and Dad from the airport, they were the first flight in so it wasn't too busy and we found each other pretty easily - emotional reunion. We were having breakfast in the hotel by 7am, on a lovely clear and sunny morning! After breakfast we went for a little walk to see the bridge and opera house while their room was being cleaned. After Mum and Dad had checked in we went on the Red Sydney Open Top Bus to see the sight...