Our next stop on the road down south was the town of Invercargill the most southerly town in the south island. We hadn't really done any research on Invercargill and therefore had no idea what this town had to offer so the first stop was the tourist info office. As it turned out there really wasn't much on offer in Invercargill so what was going to be a 2-3 night stopover was soon cut to 1 night! The information site was attached to the museum so we spent an hour...

On our way out of Queenstown the next morning we couldn't resist stopping at the Kawarau Bridge, home to the worlds first commercial bungy jump. We had no intention of jumping ourselves but they have a fantastic viewing platform for you to watch the other nutters jumping. It was hilariously entertaining to see the terror in their faces and know that there was no terror headed our way! After an hour or so at the bridge we had some lunch in the van before getting o...

Our first day in Queenstown and there and with so many activities and so little money we spend the first morning trawling through all the guidebooks and leaflets we had gathered to try to narrow down our options. It was another beautiful day so we decided there was no better time to checkout Queenstown from above via the Queenstown Gondolas. Similar to the ones in Rotorua they allow amazing views of the city and surrounding landscape. When we got to the top as ex...

After a very uneventful night in Haast we arrived in Lake Wanaka around 1pm. The drive down had been amazing with the road literally cut out of the mountains and we had to frequently stop to take a closer look at the beautiful scenery. I had to let Michael drive as I would have driven us off the mountain trying to look at all the stunning views. Around ever corner there is something different from stunning waterfalls to sheep climbing off the mountains onto the r...

The road to Franz Josef was pretty long and very windy with lots of twists and turns around every corner. Add that to the torrential rain and howling wind it didn't make for the most pleasant of journey's and we were both relieved when we finally arrived. Our reason for visiting Franz Josef was to take a guided hike onto the famous Franz Josef Glacier. We headed straight to the information site to find out what the weather was to be like for the next few days and...