Hey everyone Today we went to Westport! We left Nelson early and headed to Richmond to get picnic supplies. We then went to Nelson Lakes National Park and had our lunch by the stuning lake Rotoiti - it is surrounded by snow capped mountains and native New Zealand beech forest. We watched as a few of the more adventurous kiwi passengers jumped of the jetty into the freezing waters of the lake. We were not in the least bit tempted to jump into the lake, as we wer...

Hey everyone Today we walked to the centre of New Zealand! We woke up late with achey legs after our trek yesterday and had a much needed huge breakfast, complete with pancakes made brilliantly by Alex (Christina's words). It was definitely a talent, with a frying pan which non-stick coating had been complete scratched off and with no oil and very little butter, but it was a success. We had long hot showers to sooth our aching muscles, and though Christina was...

Hey everyone Today we went for a trek in Abel Tasman National Park! The day began painfully early, as we were picked up from outside our hostel at 6am. Over an hour later, we arrived at the outskirts of the national park and at the Water Taxi base. We waited excitedly to board our water taxi that would first take us to see a few sights, drop us off at one of the beaches, and then later in the day pick us up at a beach a few hours walk away from the first. We b...

Hey everyone Today we had a lazy day. Christina was getting a little homesick and being tired all the time was making us a little down, so we decided to have a lazy day. Nothing much really happened as we slept in, read our books and planned what activities we would do in Abel Tasman National Park. We had a little walk in the afternoon around the town and went to look at the very odd cathedral - it looked like a small church with a huge art deco clock structur...

Hey everyone Today we travelled to the South Island! We woke early as the coach was leaving Wellington at 7am to go to the ferry terminal. We would be crossing the Cook Strait, sailing through the Marlborough Sounds and arriving in Picton where we would meet a coach that would take us to Nelson. Christina was a bit worried as the Cook Strait was famous for its unpredictable weather, causing the cruise to be either very calm or the longest three hours of your l...