The lure of Jelly wrestling was too much to ignore and as our plans of driving along the west coast was to take us back through Wanaka anyway it would be rude to not stop by. We met Nic at the pub just in time to see one of his work colleagues go up against another girl from a nearby rival ski resort go toe to toe in a large inflatable paddling pool full of lime jelly. The room was packed with jeering people of both sexes (surprisingly) and the girls had 3 minute...

On leaving Methven, it was already getting on for five in the afternoon so we knew we wouldn't be making it very far before we needed to lay our heads and nor did we want to in case we missed any great views in the dark. We made a rough plan to make our way to Wanaka, arriving late the following day. The first leg took us to the tiny town of Fairlie where we decided to free camp the night after grabbing a take away fish and chips. The following morning we heade...