Going home tomorrow. (SOB!) Today I went for a wander around Christchurch before coming back and going punting along the River Avon (can you believe?!) with Jenny and Emma. Then they treated me out for a meal where I presented them with a banoffee pie Cadbury's chocolate bar and a pineapple with a couple of eyes glued on (as a substitute me). Then back to England chappies! NOOOO! (Not that you smell or anything...)

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

Right! Hello again all. I hope y'all are doing well. Last I left ya I was pressed between two giant slabs of ice and carving my name in the glacier. Which moved. That was scary. That next day we left fairly early for the long drive to Queenstown ('adventure capitol of the world!') stopping via Haast (for a coffee) and Wanaka (for an icecream sundae which turned out to be MUCH bigger than I'd expected. gulp.) On the way we also had a brief stop at the wo...

Today we went for a trek up Fox Glacier and it was great. One second we were walking through rainforest and the next we were being pressed upon from all sides by blue ice. Fantastic. Thankfully - despite the locals' predictions - it was sunny. (Yay!) A highlight was when we had a little cave to go through. While everyone went feet first I went headfirst. Naturally. In my defense I started off feet first but somehow managed to twist round. Naturally. And...

I've added pics!