Dunedin - Lake Tekapo Tuesday 19th January 2010 We were picked up 8.15am and headed for Baldwin Street, the steepest suburban street in the world. Gareth, Ali and I walked up the top, it wasn't too bad and then walked back down. Our next stop was the Moetaki boulders which were amazing and then a lake with views of Mount Cook. When we arrived at Lake Tekapo at 3pm the weather was glorious. I put on my bikini and headed down to the lake front with its stunn...

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Franz Joseph - Wanaka Saturday 9th January Made sure all were up early as we had been told that Carl would leave you behind if you were not there in time for the bus. We were up so early we had time for yummy sausage sandwiches. The bus picked us up at 7.30 and we set off for Queenstown via Wanaka. Along the way we stopped at Lake Matheson to get some reflection pictures. The water had a few ripples, but the views were great. Our next stop was for lunch a...

Greymouth - Franz Joseph with Lisa Thursday 7th January Caught the bus at 8am to Franz Josef, there was a weather warning that the road might be closed due to flooding. Luckily, even though it rained a lot and there were many puddles to splash through, we made it to Franz Josef on time. Along the way we stopped at Hokitika to go to the supermarket and buy supplies for our two nights in FJ, a gold mining town called Ross where you could pan for gold, but none...

Nelson - Greymouth Wednesday 6th January Our pick up was at 8am and we had a full day of driving ahead of us with a few scenic stops along the way. We headed for the 'wild west coast' which is very similar to the great ocean road in OZ. our first stop was Cape Foulwind, named by captain cook when his ship was blown off course. The cape is home to fur seals which we got to see, they were really cute. Our second stop of the day was Punakaiki Pancake Rocks...