Hmmmm Mt Cook... Well it was raining when we got there. And the hostel was a lovely YHA with a fire and guitars and a sauna etc. We watched a few films. And then Mel watched a few more as she still has really low energy. Anna and I went on an adventure. Down the street, up the stairs, through the bush, out the bush, up the hill, across a river, up the mountain, gave up on the goat trail, back down the hill etc.... The visibility wasnt great and it was a littl...

We paid up for an amazing experience - however if was 4 hours on a coach, 3 hours on a boat and another 4 hours on a coach leaving me feeling prettty sick (though i started the day feeling a bit queasy anyway). Complaints now aside - Milford Sound is just stunning! We stopped off at Te Anau on the way (pronounced Tee Anoo) which had a big lake and mountains in the background. However on arriving to the national park that surrounds milford (its a world heritage ...

I wish we had had longer in queenstown! Its a really cool little city with a brilliant night life! The journey down was again very long, however nicely broken up with stops. Its been great travelling down west coast because the drivers have been so lovely and given us photo stops and weve had a chance to do little 20 min walks and stuff even. We luckily got to see the pancake rocks and a waterfall and an amazing beach where everyone sticks driftwood on the side...

After Nelson we went on a LONG bus journey, 10 hours or something like that... Travelling down the westcoast (which we have now done in it's entirety) the coach drivers gave us commentaries; its safe to say we have heard a lot about south island. Most of the towns have developed because of gold rushes and thats basically what everything came down to... We left Nelson at the crack of dawn and got to Fox Glacier as the sun was setting. We had some real luck with ...

We have been in Nelson for the past two nights and its really nice to stay somewhere for a while! Its a small city with a local feel but still has a fair bit in town. We took a walk around on saturday and went to the iSite, but didnt book anything up as we couldnt quite decide what would be worth our money. Everything is just so expensive. We finally decided on freelance kayaking around the national park (the price doubles to add a tour guide) but was then told w...