Darren as you don't like kiwi fruit I thought you may prefer fijois. You cut them in half and spoon out the flesh. They don't have as many little seeds as kiwi. I think they maybe an acquired taste though and reminded me as a cross between mouthwash and TCP. Once cooked they tasted OK, my friend made a crumble with some, no custard though.

There is a heavy frost this morning and everywhere is white. Saturday morning fry up in a cafe followed by a walk around the lake. I went back to the hostel for lunch and then drove to another part of town for another walk along the river. The river was very blue with a strange mist over it. I cooked myself dinner followed by a game of twister with 2 bearded Spanish guys. Then I went to Cinema Padisio to watch Aloha with Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone. They bak...

Today is road work Friday. I'm driving to Wanaka. I get stopped for bridge painting, bush trimming, digging holes for drainage and rock clearance from the road. Firstly a 20 minute wait while they painted a section of the bridge. Talking to the stop and go board man when he realised I was British proudly told me the bridge was made of British steel and put in place after the 2nd world war. The bridge hadn't been printed in 30 years. He also told me about some g...

This morning I took a 30 minute helicopter flight to view Franz Josef and Fox glacier's. There were 3 other punters and the pilot in the helicopter. We flew over Franz Josef glacier and then landed on the top of the mountain for a photo opportunity. Then flew back down over Fox glacier. The flight was a lot smoother than I expected. I quite enjoyed it but I expected the glaciers to be bigger. Perhaps I've just been spoilt by see the Perito Moreno glacier in Pata...

Driving around South Island there are loads of one way bridges that you have to go across. One side or the other is expected to give way depending on the sign. Coming up to this bridge it was my turn to give way. Skipping over the bridge came this flock of sheep, closely followed by the farmer in his 4 wheel drive. He opened the gate to the field and into the field they went. Another farmer in a 4 by 4 and sheep dog. All sheep safely in the field and I drove ove...