We're currently in a little place called franz josef which is where all the glaciers are, it's really weird at one end of the island are loads of beaches and sun and then in the middle of the south island there are mountains, snow and glaciers!! Well we've been here for about 2 days mostly just trying to catch up on sleep, washing and relaxing although we obviously plan to see the glacier too. We're booked on a heli hike this afternoon, it basically involves goin...

I know it's been a while since I last did this, it's amazing how busy we've been here in NZ, there is so much to see and do, I'd definitely recommend it to those adventure junkies, or anyone who can get three weeks off work at a time, it's well worth a look. We got the ferry onto the south island and stayed in a place called Nelson, which is the sunshine capital of NZ as it gets more hours than anywhere else. Acoording to the magic bus driver it gets more hours...

We've gone from the two laziest people any of you know to the most adventurous in the past couple of days!! We left Rotorua on Sunday to head to Taupo, this is another small town but is renowned for it's adventure stuff. On the way we stopped at the Waiotapu thermal wonderland (see picture) where we saw the Lady Knox Geyser erupt (10.15am daily!!) and the thermal park which is full of amazing craters and colourful lakes created by the volcano in the area, of whic...

We arrived back in Auckland late afternoon on thursday where we just got some warmer clothes and ate dinner as we left early friday morning to catch our bus heading south. Our first stop is Rotorua, which is a town full of geysers and maori history. It is full of geothermal activity and stinks of sulphur, not that nice for the tourists !! While we've been here we've been to a Maori vilage where we saw how the Maori people live, where they came from and what legen...

We made it to New Zealand on Sunday, via Sydney airport. We flew into Sydney at 6 in the morning to the most beautiful sunrise - a good omen we hope. We then flew on to Auckland where we spent the night Sunday. On Monday morning we got on a bus to the north of the north island. We arrived in Pahia Mon afternoon and have been enjoying the sights ever since. It's a beautiful coastal village with lots of hostels, boats and beach and not much else. On tuesday we went...