Feeling slightly worse for wear, I woke up to discover I hadn't dreamt me losing my passport and purse. I decided I couldn't deal with the situation just yet so a group of us went for some very late breakfast before heading back to the bar to ask if they had found my bag. Naturally they hadn't. So off I went to the police station to report it stolen. The rest of the day consisted of multiple breakdowns whilst trying to cancel cards and replace lost item...

St Patrick's Day not only meant a huge celebration, it also meant the arrival of Nat and Ryan! It was safe to say we all got a bit overexcited at the reunion - reception got very rowdy before I stole Nat away to show her around Queenstown and fill her in on all of the gossip she'd missed. Very important. We got a bit more St Patrick's Day shopping in before going to get Nat's first Ferg Burger and stocking up on some sweets for when we got hungry on our...

Today we had to get up to say goodbye to Shona, reducing our kiwi family even further. We also had the fun adventure of checking out to check back in to a different room, only to find that they actually sorted it so that we didn't have to move rooms at all - which basically means we got up early and packed everything up for absolutely nothing. Joy. The weather also put a damper on our mood as it was very cold and windy, making us think our paragliding in the aft...

After only 2 hours of sleep I rolled out of bed for a farewell breakfast for Nina. Although it was a struggle, having eggs and bacon on sofas by a fireplace made up for it. Considering how many goodbyes I've been doing lately, you would think I would get better at them, but losing Nina was always going to suck. So we decided the only thing to do was to go back to bed. When we eventually woke up again Shona and I agreed that now was the time to go and get our ta...

We had been promised a lot when it came to Milford Sound. Stunning views, the most beautiful place in New Zealand etc. etc. And to be honest, looking back on the photos the views were incredible - but at the time, it was exceptionally hard to appreciate the views when you'd been on a bus for 10 hours and a boat for 2 hours of the day. We had a few stops at sights such as a reflection lake before we arrived at the ferry which took us around Milford Sound. Th...