Hopefully I can piece these blogs together soon when the laptop and website work together. We just left Te Anau near the sounds.Its Really lovely here. Set round a lake again loads of snow capped mountains. I reckon I am starting to not even notice them?! But we are still battling with the rain to make maters worse after a morning walk we return to find our tent has gone along with sleeping gear. Who the hell steals tents?! We report it to the police who were r...

New Zealand is meant to be the place for extreme sports. There was one thing… we went to Foxglacier next and camped at Gillespies beach FOC the weather picked up too. Skydiving over the glacier was the plan! It dint sink in really not the suit, not the tiny plane, not even when my tandem guy came out limping! Only when the door opened and I tipped out the plane 1200ft up! It was brilliant! I did scream and scream (not as much as Chris ) and the turns made...

From Kaikoura we went via Hammner springs. We camped in a pine forest and had it all to ourselves apart from 2 horses over the fence. (Still loads of rain) We got some mountain bikes FOC! I don't think I have been biking since I was about 12 but I really enjoyed it. Despite the rain/mud/getting a bit lost. The only other thing to do in Hamner springs is visit the thermal pools. 10 pools ranging from 35 to 42%u02DAC. Just ignore the sulphur smell and the old semi ...

Camping! Seemed like a fun idea so we got the gear. Sleeping bag found, tent second hand! We decide to buy a car to sell in Auckland when we leave. Much debate and we settled on a Toyota 'station wagon 'aka. Ruby. Kaikoura. A little seaside place on the east coast. We passed Fur seals relaxing on the rocks, Took amazing coastal walks with mountain backdrops, Ate "Fush & Chups" .However the highlight of this place was our aquatic encounter. Chris wa...