We arrived at Christchurch and settled into Charlie B backpackers. After a night out to dinner, we arranged for a coach to go to Lake Wanaka the next morning so as Nat could do a sky dive!! As soon as we arrived at Lake Wanaka (6 hours after departing Christchurch), Nat did her sky dive- 12,000 ft over the mountains and lakes! Lake Wanaka was really picturesque with lots of tourist shops and plenty of walks and beautiful scenery. After two nights at Lake Wanaka,...

Ok, so we arrived in Melbourne very early in the morning on the 4th April. The hostel, Greenhouse Backpackers was fine and very centrally located. After catching up with the jet-lag, we headed out for a stroll around the city and had dinner at a restaurant on the Federation Wharf. We also had a ride on an enormous ferris wheel giving us a brilliant sky view of the city. We booked ourselves on the Penguin Island tour our second day in Melbourne. The first stop on...