First stop lake Matheson and a great view of Mount Cook reflecting perfectly in the mirror lake. After that had another stop over a really shakey bridge, max 5 peeps, and had a bounce or two there. Just after the bridge was the blue pools, River water from the Glaciers which is supprisingly blue, and freezing. Arrived at Wanaka, one of the cutest towns, on a lake surrounded by mountains.

Happy Birthday Aine Up early today to prepare for the glacier hike. Bring it on! We spent the whole day trapsing through Cravasses and caves and along the top of the glacier. At some parts we were clinging on for dear life with our pick axes and at other parts we were licking the glacier for sustinance. mmmm tastes good. Some folk i.e. Sarah, fell through the ice at parts but no real scratches or bruises. You don't want to be scared of heights or clostrohobic d...

Had a really hungover start to the day so Pa and Courtney had some lovely beer breakfasts on the bus, as you do. Went to the Bushman Centre where you can try possum pies and roadkill roast, yum. Alternatively you can feed them. Saw a video of a bushman capturing a Deer by jumping out of a helicopter at 40km/h and wrestling it to the ground, which they did commonly before the invention of the netgun. Onto Franz Josef which was stunning rainforest surrounded by sno...

Went for a really nice walk along cape foulwind on the cliffs. Saw loads of lovely seals splashing about. Then went to Greymouth where we had an hour to pick out fancy dress costumes. The theme was the letter P. There was a manic rush but we all managed to get a costume ranging from lame to amazing works of art. Arrived at the Mahinapua Hotel that is managed by an old man of 102 years, who gave us a safety lecture on drugs and sex and drink before getting off the...

Went to Kaiteriteri to visit Abel Tasman national park. I got a jet boat to the walkway and then had a 3 hour walk through the lovely tropical island. Nearly got lost in the jungle with a lesbian. mmmm. Arrived in Westport and that was pretty boring. Didn't see any people, just cars. It was a complete ghost town.