So moving on from Wanaka, we start our course up the west coast along the world heritage highway. Our first destination was to Haast. And the scenery along the road to Haast was probably some of the best we had seen so far in New Zealand, massive mountains dropping down into perfectly still lakes. After a night spent in sleepy Hasst we drove down to Jacksons Bay to do a short walk down to the hidden beach. Mainly hidden by rainforset which is very good at hiding ...

Whilst waiting for the bongo to get a new lease of life we decided to not waste any more time and head on up to Queenstown on the bus. After a 2 hour bus ride we arrived in Queenstown and checked into our hostel. After the usual flaffing that comes with arriving in a new place we headed to town to watch the first of what will turn out to be many All Black games. After watching the All Blacks beat the French we went in search of a local delicacy, which had been ...

So after seeing Douftful sound in style, we looked for the cheapest option to go and see Milford Sound. Which was a coach and crusie option. We got picked up by our friendly driver in Te Anau and loaded up onto a small bus which was full of Chinese people - we think they were as shocked as we were at being the only westerners on the bus, apart from the driver!!! First stop was the Te Anau Wildlife Centre where we saw the Takahe bird, which is one of New Zealan...

Having got ourselves a great deal at the Invercargill I-Site centre we headed north to Manapouri for an overnight cruise in Doubtful Sound, pure indulgence after 3 wks in the Bongo! We gathered at Lake Manapouri for the first leg of our journey - an hour long boat trip across to the Wilmot Pass.� Here we were greeted by our very informative coach driver Steve, and driven along the country's most expensive road ($2 per cm!!!!)� 45 mins la...

Our arrival in Bluff was met with amusement, purely as this was the first town we've visited that actually looked closed!� With the winter season well and truly setting in I'm sure this will be a more common sight. We located the camp site and were once again amused to find that it had no office, simply an honesty box where you posted your details and payment - something I'm sure would not be found at home.� From here we further...