hello all!am in queenstown having taken the bus from te anau after fininshing the keplar track! was beautiful. first day hard up hill for adges through woods then suddenly they dissappeard and we were on top of an alpine ridge. soon got to luxmore hut. 2 story building with toilets and sinks and gas cookers and a light in the comunal area which went off at 10.30 and a huge bunkroom sleeping 40, some on four people bunks (which we used as there were four of us) am...

today we got an earley bus back to queenstown and then twiddled our thumbs as for what to do. we went to teh tourist info place and asked fi there was anything we could do for $5. they looked very bemused and sugestsed taking a frisby to the park. we acordingly borrowed some frisbys but on the way to teh park were deistracted by a bright gree 3 person bike!!! hehehehehehehehehehehe. was totally awsme cycling around yet also rather scary. we didn't crash too o...

well, today i got up far too early and sat in my pjs with a blanket wrapped around me watching the sun rise hit the mountains and PHONED HOME!!!! he he he! yay. was great to talk to family, though a little strange to think of our voics thravelling around the world. how on earth does it work? if anyone knows can you post the answer? after that got the 8:30 bus back to queenstown and checked back into discovery lodge at about 10:00. all the rest of our str...

today we got up late. then we set off.first went up road to where we had to check in and get weighed (i weigh 62kg if anyones interested) then we sat and stewed for a bit before our bus was ready to take us out.arrived and got harnessed up. then took a gondola to the pod suspended 134m above the valley/canyon floor.in the pod they played rock music. ace. if you want to see what its like there i didn't byt a dvd so tough. but...... if you watch the extras on t...

to queenstown today via haast (over the haast pass through the mountains) i think it rained. the three of us have taken up our places sitting at the back of the bus. when not snoozing away we sing to queen!! imagine that, driving through mountians and singing along to queen. (people with mps players taking it in turns to sit up front and be dj) stopped for a bit in wanaka and decided to come back. on way stopped off at kawara (i think thats right) bungy jump. fir...