Hello, steph here! now then anyone that knows me really well, will know that i have not yet typed a blog yet, i have been present adding a few comments but the correct spelling and the use of big words and the fact that most the blogs make sense will indicate i did not type them!! so here goes for my first proper entry! before i dive straight into the fact that we are having an amazing time i would like to bring up the point that people may not recognise me wh...

Hiya All, latest update, before laeving queenstown to head over to Te Anau we went up a mountain and tobogganed (sledge with wheels) down- lots of fun and wacky races! at thre bottom of the chair lift there was a bird and wildlife centre and we are well impressed as seen a proper live kiwi and introduced to a Tuatara- a three eyed dinosaur-we kid you not! saw some other wildlife too, and also some Mauri culture dancing and singing, real life Haika thigh slappin...

hiya all, Jen here had brilliant day today- all been and done a skydive!! aha we were brave and just did it! we went from 12000ft, did free fall for 45 seconds at 200km and hour then floated down over the lake and mountains-it was amazing!! never felt anything like it and all got the dvd of us doing it to prove it! that pretty much tired us out and we have ended up doing a bit of reading in the hazy sunshine outside our camper since before coming down to town...

hello all, just a quickie as we are living on a budget and internet is 2 dollars! had a beautiful drive today, have zoomed down from hokitika on the west coast of nz to get to queenstown before the busy easter weekend. very mountainous and picturesque with bright blue lakes and glaciers. camper driving is going well jen and anne seem "at one with the van". had a nice night last night at the most random stop ever - really small park but had a hot tub a...