Heya, We arrived in Queenstown in the afternoon and checked into a Youth Hostel which is right on the lake. We had a walk around in the evening and went food shopping aain! so that we could have some dinner . Most of the hostels have kitchens so its been easy to cook around new zealand. The next day we left early for our trip to Milford Sound. We stopped off on our three hour journey at a chasm and finally boarded our boat which took us around the milford sound...

Heya, We left the Poo Pub for our next stop along the West Coast which was Franz Josef which is a glazier town. We stopped off on the way at the Road Kill Cafe where we were introduced to hunting in New Zealand. Once we arrived in Franz Josef Matt went kayaking for about four hours, it was amazing. You kayak accross the lake which has a mirror effect with the mountain in its background. Then you go up a river on your own which is no bigger than 3 metres wide wi...

We arrived in Christchurch late so only had time to check into out hostel called the jailhouse and then went for dinner and watched an all black v tonga rugby match in the local bar. Our hostel is a converted jail which closed in the 90's so we spent a night in a cell which was so weird. All the facilities were the same like the toilets, showers and the gym. Our cell was small, we had a bunk bed and a mirror and the doors were the same so we had to bolt lock them...