Eventually I made it to Fiji, but only after my flight got postponed due to Hurricane Tomas, a category 4 too! It was due to make landfall the day I was to fly into Nadi so I had to spend an extra night in Auckland. I had given my food bag away the night before I was due to fly as I thought I was leaving so had to eat out as I didnt have any of my own food!I had a further delay after boarding the plane when the pilot announced that they had found a technica...

Last blog for NZ! I arrived in Wellington after a coach and ferry journey of about 8 hours combined. I was really glad just to have arrived! The ferry trip over was very scenic, well until we passed through the Cook Strait anyway. The ferry passes through the Marlborough Sounds on its way over to the North island and from the boat you can see these little houses down in the coves with little boathouses and jetties. Presumably only one way in and out, by boat. It ...

I have my blog head on so here goes..I arrived in Queenstown after a fairly lengthy bus journey from Wanaka. I was due to spend 3 nights here but ended up staying for 5 instead. I couldnt travel on the Saturday as I had arranged to speak to Ciara that morning and my bus didnt travel to the next destination on the Friday so I had to leave on the Sunday instead. Still, it was nice to stay in one place for a while. Queenstown is a lovely place with loads going on, l...

After a lengthy day on the bus stopping at various beauty spots along the way and after dropping people off at the ferry port for the North island in Picton I arrived in Nelson in the late evening. Nelson is a picturesque city on the tip of the West coast of the South island, a lot nicer than Christchurch! The hostel I stayed at was probably the nicest so far in NZ, it had a pool and a hot tub as well as a volleyball court! My room even had an ensuite toilet and ...

I'm in Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island and there isnt a great deal to do here so its an ideal time to do my blog..Flying over from Melbourne to New Zealand was great. As I approached NZ I could see Mount Cook (NZ's highest mountain) from the window. I was lucky to have gotten a window seat with extra leg room and the view from where I was sat was terrific. You could see the snow on the peak which was poking through above the clouds. I got some coo...