Westport to Lake Mahinapua Another snorer hit the scene last night but this time things turned a little sour. 5am was breaking point. Matt picked up his quilt and decided that he would tackle the sofa for a few hours as it would surely be better than more hours of the constant hum. A few hours later, Char was awoken by a shocked Matt who couldn't quite understand what had just happened. As he laid minding his own business a dark figure stood over him. On open...

Kaiteriteri to Westport We boarded the coach early to get to Westport before sunset. The only stop of the day was Lake Nelson. Here we would jump in the most photographed lake in NZ. This was because of its backdrop and has become a place to take "The Photo" that everybody else takes. It was FREEZING. But with Matt's immunity to feeling the cold he stripped off ready for the jump of the pier. Char was backing off from the activity. On entry to pier the clear...

Picton to Kaiteriteri With a few hours to kill we set off on a walk through the forest in Picton. Unlike when walking in Australia, in NZ you feel at ease as there are no venomous snakes waiting to kill you. The walk took us to a bay where we were able to feast our eyes upon some beautiful star fish. Heading back with plenty of time to spare, we sat waiting patiently for a drop off to the bus stop. However with only 15 minutes until our bus departed, we l...

Wellington to Picton The Interislander ferry from north to south NZ the was voyage of today. Unfortunately Matt was feeling the motion of the ocean a little bit and ending up sleeping the full 3 hours. We arrived at the ferry terminal in Picton where we need to spend a day in order to board out kiwi experience in the morning. We spent a full day discussing a dilemma.... As it is time to start booking flights and getting visas for India, we couldn't help th...

Waitomo to Wellington 900km complete and we arrived in Wellington. Traveling isn't always fun....really. We walked into our dorm to be greeted by a floor covered in clothes, a hog sprawled out across one of the beds and another behind a sheet. The only 2 spare beds were on the top bunks and opposite each other. However there was an issue, we couldn't even climb the stairs to them due to small space and rubbish in the way. This room really shouldn't be a 6 bed...