Waterskiing gansta style The boys kept saying last night, we'll get on the lake for 8:00am. I knew this wasn't going to happen and when we got up at 8:15 we were already behind schedule. It worked out for the better in the end as by the afternoon the water had warmed up nicely and the lake stayed calm the whole day. We took a ride to a part of the lake with a fantastic view of Mount Cook, it was a beautiful day and a wonderful location with perfect conditions...

James and I left for Otematata a day before Kiwi, Catherine, Chekko and Becky and drove via Mount Cook. We went the scenic route, although everywhere in NZ is scenic but Monique ruled the road as there wasn't much on the road. We had a glimpse of Mount Cook with the Wipers and didn't think much could beat the view from further away. As we got closer we got a great view of the glacier and went for a short walk. We stopped at the alpine memorial, it was a beau...

Fun in the park The next day it was Becky's birthday so when they got back from work we had a few games of beer pong, a roast dinner, flip cup and ring of fire. Kiwi was so useless at flip cup that the six of us beat him 2/3 times, it was a bit embarrassing! We met some of Kiwi's family as they arrived back from the lake and probably didn't make the best impression as we were all slightly merry. It was a fun evening and I think Becky had a good time. I turne...

Nitro Circus On our way down to Christchurch we were going to go on a whale tour in Kaikoura but the price was not in our range and the tours took 3 hours so it was not meant to be. Along the road down we did see six dusky dolphins frolicking in the sea so we didn't leave without seeing anything. Before we knew it we were back at Kiwi's and looking forward to seeing Nitro Circus. We met the three English girls who are Kiwi's new flat mates for three months an...

The first half of the journey was pretty boring, with the weather as miserable as it was we couldn't see much. However, as we got closer to the south island James had a look outside and even though it was cold and windy the views were really nice. We were getting closer to Marlborough Sound. We had a quick stop off in Picton's iSite where we got information about the Queen Charlotte track along the edge of the sound and we were on our way. We were headi...