We're in Franz Josef, a town with only 4 shops - a book shop, a supermarket, a souvenir shop and a petrol station. The only reason people come here really is the glacier of the same name. I have convinced myself to join Simon on a half-day Glacier trek, which we are leaving for in about an hour. I'm a bit apprehensive about whether I have the fitness and how cold it will be up there. It's something I've never done before though, and this trip should be about doin...

What we've been up to lately: Last Friday we went from Queenstown to Dunedin. On Saturday night we checked out some of the night life, which was very lively. The main difference is that people go into a club and get straight on the dance floor, no one really hangs round awkwardly near the bar. Also we saw students skateboarding around town bare footed, which was weird. Sunday we met up with my cousins who I hadn't seen in about 8 years, which was really cool. We...

Today we went to Milford Sound, by coach then took a cruise on a boat. We got very wet, but the rain meant we got to see loads of waterfalls which was really cool. Most of them are temporary, disappearing an hour or two after it stops raining. The clouds are really low so you can't see the tops of the mountains. A lot of the waterfalls get caught by the strong winds coming in off the Tasman Sea and they actually disappear into vapour, which is pretty amazing. T...

I was writing a blog post when my phone browser crashed. Very frustrating! Luckily the site recovered some of it but with some spaces missing. I apologise for errors, including sometimes completely the wrong words - phone can be hard to use. Hello. Finally in a place with wifi. I realise the blog has been a bit neglected. We're now in Te Anau, a small town in the south west of New Zealand. It's on the shore of a really big lake of the same name.I'm going to try ...

We're in Dunedin. Went to the museum today, it has a really cool science area. Theres fish and a rainforest with actual birds and butterflies and a waterfall and terrapins and goldfish. We've been shopping and done a bit of sightseeing too.