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...

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I'm going to be brief because I don't have long on the timer. Firstly, apologies for the late silence. All will be revealed (waves magic wand in mysterious, eery, Trelawnley-esque manner) In Wellington we went to the Te Papa museum and learned about a flightless parrot with an incredible sex drive and lots of NZ history. We walked a wee bit along the harbour, saw the beehive and took a cable car up to some botanical gardens where we wandered and played in...