Written 7th October 2011 Hello! I am currently sat in the YHA with Amy, Amelia and Kathy overlooking Lake Wanaka as the sun is setting! I can see snow capped mountains in the distance and have just eaten pizza and chips with a bottle of L+P! J I have had a fantastic few days in Franz Josef and have basically written off the whole right hand side of my body! Here's how I did it! So on the journey from a Greymouth to Franz we called at a number of scenic ...

Written 3rd October 2011 Kai Ora! We have just entered the Buller Gorge on our way from Nelson to Greymouth. The sun is finally coming out and the views are incredible! I can see gigantic mountains covered in forest on either side and I am having a great time on the bus with my new friends, Amy, Amelia, Ellie, driver Nick and a few others! So after the fantastic ferry ride into Picton on which we saw beautiful scenery and even a couple of dolphins we dro...

Written 30th September 2011 Kai Ora… Good morning… I am currently sat on the top deck of the Interisland ferry from Wellington to Picton as it is time to move on to the south island. Its 8:32am, the sun is shining, there's not a cloud in the sky and the air is crisp. I am wearing 3 layers, sunglasses and my new white hat, with a bobble on it! In fact I have just taken the hat off as I don't want a dodgy sun tan J After our night in the National Park, w...

Written 27th September 2011 Hello! So today we had an early get up this morning but I got up extra early so I could have a trip to the natural geothermal mud/water pools. These are crazy things! Bubbling and spitting the mud flies into the air and the 100 degrees plus water steams away in the crisp New Zealand air! When I got up there was frost on the ground and I could see my own breath, so ye its pretty cold here! The bus arrived at 8.50am and we all b...

Written 26th September 2011 Kia Ora! What a jam packed day! So on the way to Rotorua we stopped at Paeroa, famous for the drink L+P. Short for Lemon and Paeroa, the town became the birth place of the lemonade like drink after two local boys made it to sell at the end of their drive. It is now owned by Coca Cola and you can only buy it in NZ. This is about all the town is famous for. Now they have a big, but could be bigger, L+P bottle that tourists like me ta...