Hey everyone Today it rained! The rain refused to stop and we refused to risk our colds getting worse so we stayed in bed. Alex had been suffering from a cold for a couple of days and now Christina had developed one (however did that manage to happen?). Our illness hadn't been aided by the lack of sleep and the whole bus coughing, sneezing and infecting everyone with their germs, as well as the bus having rubbish air conditioning so we were all breathing the sa...

Hey everyone Today we went to Wanaka! We got up early as the bus was leaving at 7.15am, but we were a little delayed as a guy was sick after a heavy night of drinking - so sick in fact he gave himself a nosebleed. Poor boy. The reason we got up so early (before sunrise in fact) is so that we could get some amazing photos of Lake Matheson, a mirror-like lake surrounded buy the Southern Alps. Unfortunately, as the weather still hadn't cleared up and as the rain ...

Hey everyone Today we hiked up the Franz Josef Glacier! We were up early, having being woken up a few times throughout the night by the thunder outside, anxious to find out whether the hike would go ahead. We didn't hear any news so had breakfast as it rained outside. We walked over to the Glacier Guide centre at 9, and it seemed that though there was a 'severe weather warning' the walk would be going ahead. We checked in and began to get all our gear: socks, g...

Hey everyone Today we went to Franz Josef! We left the Poo pub as it was now affectionally known and everyone had sore heads. We had a short drive to Pukekura and the bushman centre where Alex had pancakes for his breakfast and Christina looked at the reindeers. We had a chat to our driver about the gossip from the night before and then we left for Franz Josef. The road were very windy and it was a long drive. We arrived late afternoon and had our much needed...

Hey everyone Today we went to Lake Mahinapua. We left rainy Westport and headed down the West coast. Our first stop was Cape Foulwind, home of Tauranga bay, the country's closest point to Australia and home to the country's largest seal colony. We set off along the coastal path in search of the seals. The walk took about an hour and we had some great views of the rugged West coast bays and beaches. We viewed the seal colony from the top of the cliff, which mea...