Hi folks, Have had an awesome day today - to use a good NZ word. Been to Milford Sound which is where the picture is, though it wasn't quite as blue skied as that. It took all day to get there and back but it was excellent. Up at 6.00 to catch a 6.45 pre-dawn coach to MS. The coach driver (Vale, he said his name was) was great and once we got past Te Anau he spoke all the way there, which was about two hours, telling Maori legends and telling us the history of t...

Well, the night with the old lady went well - in fact she made me a coffee. The night was interesting - minus 6 outside, but like the inside of a toaster in Lydia's sleeping bag. I kept stripping off layers but still felt like a crouton this morning. The naked Bus was full of people with lots of layers on. It's a no-frills bus company and boy it shows. John the driver likes Abba but mercifully God intervened and snarled up his tape after the third go through (&...