After arriving in Wanaka and finding our hostel we went to hire some snowboard gear for the week. We found a cheap little place that did backpacker rates and we thought the clothing and boards would be a bit shoddy but it was great stuff. The following morning we were up early to begin our snowboarding experience. Wanaka looked beautiful that morning. There were no clouds and just a bit of mist which made it look really pretty. We head up to Cardrona which ...

That's not a picture of Mount Cook! There isn't one on here and I still can't seem to upload any! We arrived in Mount Cook quite late in the afternoon. We were originally just going to stop to have a look bu there was a little village there so we decided to stay overnight in the YHA. There was a glacier in the area but the road to it was closed. We drove round the closed sign though to see how far we could get! The answer was not very far! There was a 4by4...

I can't even describe how amazing Lake Tekapo is! It's a huge lake surrounded by snowy mountains and is just stunning! We arrived there just as the sun was setting and the colours behind the mountains were beautiful! The hostel we decided to stay in was situated right next to the lake so we had amazing views when we opened the curtains! There was an ice rink just a few minutes walk away so we decided to go there and put our skills to the test! It was great f...

I had a very early start on the 30th June! I had to be up at 1am to catch a bus to the airport for a 6.30am flight! The bus inconveniently went at 3am which was a pain but needs must when you're a traveller! I had to get a taxi to the bus first which took a while! It wasn't too fun travelling around at night on my own! I caught a flight to Auckland and then had an 8 hour wait in Auckland's domestic airport before my flight down to Christchurch! I decided to...