Starting in Te Anau I got the bus to Milford Sound for the cruise around the fiord. The scenery on the way is certainly spectacular, although filled with busloads of tourists, but because the weather had been unusually dry the waterfalls weren't that plentiful. Apparently when it has been raining, the place takes on a beauty of its own. Despite that, Milford Sound is a stunning place and the free buffet lunch I had beforehand was pretty good too. Always take adva...

I arrived in hangover central the day after Paddy's day, along with a busload more people who I didn't know. Queenstown is the adrenaline/party capital of the world and home to the Shotover Canyon Swing where I will no doubt be crapping myself in the not-too-distant future. I got quite busy on the first day organising my entire next week, then joined the bus folks for a lot of huge pizzas and a night out. I was out for a while but eventually grew tired of not re...