Days 106 and 107 We caught the Naked bus for the 6 hour journey to Franz Josef, and it was nice to just relax and take in the scenery. We arrived in Franz Josef in the afternoon, and after checking in to Glowworm Cottages, we had a walk up a track that led to some local tunnels. Franz Josef is a very small village, and apart from the glacier tours there isn't much to do apart from walking, so we headed back to the hostel to chill out. We had booked to do a h...

Days 103, 104 and 105 It was only a short plane journey from Auckland to Queenstown. There was alot of cloud over the whole of NZ so it wasnt until we began our descent that we got our first view of the South island. The position of the runway meant that we came down inbetween two mountains, which was abit of an odd feeling. We checked into our hostel (Absoloot Value) and still had the afternoon to look around the town. Queenstown was a stunning place with mo...

Days 100, 101 and 102 Our flight to NZ was pretty smooth and even though we had our own room at Pentlands backpackers it was still much cheaper than Sydney. We spotted a few Indians on the trip down and as we were both craving our national dish we opted to eat out....big mistake as the standard of Indian restraunts outside of UK is shocking! We got back just in time to watch the Royal wedding in the TV room which was packed! Michelle was quite excited and enjo...