At 9am this morning it was time for me to check in for a full day glacier hike up the Franz Josef Glacier - most of the Kiwi Bus was on the hike we all signed in and collected attractive outfit number 4! Over trousers, a rain coat, walking boots with a sheepskin lining, itchy walking socks, a very attractive blue beany hat which "unfortuately" I didn't need to wear because I had my own awesome "snowday" hat!!!! and thick, un streatch woolie mi...

Yesterday we were staying at a "Kiwi Experience Unique Stop" called the Pu Pub at Lake Manihapua and it is tradition at this stop for the whole bus to attend the fancy dress Pu Party! Our theme for the evening was "Tarzan and Jane with Bin Liners" On the way to Manihapua we went on three short walks one along a coast path with beautiful views, one down a track where there was a kiwi family who obviously weren't impressed that they had a whole ...