We drove up to Milford Sound. The drive was tough, lots of hills that Delia hates and then some amazing countryside, very imposing and a trecherous very steep downhill tunnel with avalanche zones all over. We arrived to the only place to stay, and checked in, the place seemed quite nice, we went over to the sound to take a look although the weather was pretty bad, drizzling and very foggy so we couldnt see much, there is a big fiord with a few steep mountains j...

We then set off for Te Anau, it took us ALL DAY, through some amazing countryside from flat to huge mountain ranges called the remarkables, then by a huge lake, vinyards, and a strange area which looked like hilly desert. We were supposed to go to Dunedin but it would have taken us days doing the max speed of 70Km/hr and cost us so much in petrol (we were a bit gutted but hey!) When we finally arrived at Te Anau we stayed at a campsite with a great view fro...

The lake to Mount Cook(the southern alps) via Lake Tekapo is absolutely stunning. A flat landscape with huge beautiful snow capped mountains. At lake Tekapo we stopped by the lake which is brilliant blue and had a cup of tea then we went to the little stone church for some piccies. We then went to Mount Cook. We arrived in great clear weather and realised that there isnt a proper campground there. There was a public shelter which was useful with hotwater...

We arrived late evening to Christchurch so decided to go straight to a campsite. We found a very posh top 10 holiday park with a heated pool and a fancy kitchen. After dinner we set about planning our south island trip. Christchurch. We were expecting stratford without the shakespeare from the description. It certainly felt much older and distinguished. We walked along the river to the park and walked around some really cool old bookshops and a really ...

We arrived early morning in Kaikoura, we came straight from Picton from the ferry. The weather wasnt good and we were shattered so we were slightly pleased we couldnt go on the whale watch that day, we were booked on for 9:30am the next morning, with worryingly bleak weather prospects. We stayed at a holiday park which was quite nice. In our amazingly lucky way the weather in the morning was glorious. On the trip we saw 5 giant sperm whales who spent a...