We woke up to some welcomed sunshine and blue sky this morning. Gary whipped up some bacon, poached eggs and muffins for brunch. We took a stroll down to the waterfront and pottered around the arts and crafts market. I treated Gary to a Argillite pendant which we plan to convert into a bracelet for him, as they don't seem to do many here. Gaz got some chips from Aggy's shack, which, he said yesterday, looked like a public loo! Anyhow, he was chuffed to bi...

It was raining when we woke up in Te Anau and once again Gary reminded me what an inspired idea it had been to get a motel room and not to camp. I agreed, again! We had a delicious brunch at the Fat Duck and I drove in the rain to Queenstown. The novelty of lakes and mountains was starting to wain. We arrived in a sunny Queenstown and headed through town, which was very busy, to our accommodation on Lake Esplanade via a coffee stop and isite visit to grab some br...

We woke up to more rain... it is like being at home! I had been looking forward to this part of the trip so much, that I felt somewhat disappointed and reluctant to get up. We had put all our stuff together the night before so with minimal effort we got ready and jumped in the car for a rainy drive to the centre in Manapouri. We received a very warm welcome from Jo and were introduced to Reg and Cloudi, our driver and guide respectively. We introduced ourselves t...

We had a very lazy start to the day. Gary scanned the TV stations and having tired of the many infomercials that NZ telly has to offer he settled for Gone with the Wind. Well, it is New Years day! This appeared to settle the hangover and occupied us whilst the rain continued to fall.After a 8/10 flat white at the Fat Duck we headed to lake Te Anau for a Catamaran cruise up the lake to the glow worm caves. We watched the obligatory video about the life cycle of Gl...

EntreeFox Glacier HelihikeMain EventDiamond Engagement RingDessertChampagne on glacial iceAprès engagementBrambles black currant cider or Mac's Sassy Red Beer