Helloo! So we left Arrowtown and headed for Te Anau which is on the way to Milford Sound. Its about 150k from Arrowtown although for NZ its on major roads - so there's tarmac and only a hundred or so bends. We stopped briefly for lunch and then again in Te Anau for food supplies before heading up to the Milford Camp sites. We settled on one about half way between the two places (you can't stay at Milford in a van . . .) we stayed the night and tried to fend of t...

Morning Everyone, We have spent a day exploring Queenstown. We started with a trip up the big mountain. Claire wisely took the cable car while decided to walk - an hour later and I arrive very red faced. It was a lot steeper than I thought and there was some big drops. At the top we sat and watched someone bungy jump and a number of people para gliding. The view over the town and lake was pretty awesome. At the bottom of the hill we went to the bird park and sa...

Hi guys, We're still here. Sorry no wifi on mount cook. Since we last blogged we left Geraldine and drove to Mount Cook village. On the way we stopped a few times and marvelled at how blue the water is. It took most of the day with our various stops for photos and the loos. By the time we arrived it was about 6pm and getting chilly. I cooked dinner that night out in the cold while claire laid on the bed and supervised. The wind really got up and I was thankful...

Hi From New Zeleand, We landed at 5am in Christchurch. Customs was surprisingly easy compared to the last time we visited. So by 6am we were out in Arrivals, which was pretty small and covered with other backpackers trying to get a couple of hours kip. I went and sourced us some breakfast while Claire attempted to pretend it wasn't time to get up. At 8am we were collected by the hire people and taken to our Van. It is quite compact but the lady at the hire comp...