Suddenly realised that been a while since i updated this! ANd done a lot, so here goes... From Wanaka travelled to Lake Tekapo which was stunning - aquamarine water and snowcapped mountains for a backdrop. Then onto Mt cook,again extremely beautiful altho 1st day spent walking in the wind and rain with no view of mt cook! Managed a few beautiful walks in the are. Then from there headed to Queenstown for an overnight sop en route to Te Anau. Extremely spoilt the...

Time is flying by! Now in Wanaka after spending couple of days in glacier country. Wonderful full day on franz josef glacier - stunning, slightly concerned about fitting through some of the spaces with my slender thighs! Then onto fox where visited lake matheson - unfortunately bit cloudy so limited view of Mt cook. And now in Wanaka for the weekend - not feeling 100% so treated myself to see Casino Royale at the cinema - really cool, sitting ...

Feeling slightly exhausted at the mo - feel like been on the go for ages! SO, started the 3 day kayaking on Friday instead of thursday due to weather.... and it was amazing.Abel Tasman is quite stunning - beautiful sandy coves dotted around a lush green coast. Fantastic way to see the coast from the sea - campsites situated just behind sandy beaches - beautiful beautiful. From there, back to Nelson overnight and then travelled down the west coast to Punakaiki an...

Have made it across to the south island via Wellington, and it is beautiful. Had a couple of nights in Picton which was lovely - stunning surrounding scenery of Queen Charlotte Sound, and managed a walk to Snout Point with vies over the sound. Bumped into Amanda (girl i met on 1st day in Lima) at the hostel there so had a good catch up - incredible really, the world is a small place! This unpredictable nz weather - i was planning for sun the entire time!! Meant...

Photographic eveidence has been uploaded as proof that completed a skydive!! DVD also available to be viewed on my return.... amazing.Made it to 15000 feet, awesome views of lake taupo, nearly 1 minute of freefall (crazy feeling) and survived!! Havne't managed to do tongariro crossing due to the weather, had a shorter walk yesterday to Huka Falls and Craters of the Moon and met up with family friends today which was lovely. Next stop is wellington tomorrow,...