After a long drive (5 1/2 hours) from Queenstown we arrived into Christchurch. As it was late we all just watched a film in the hostel and made sure everything was packed properly in our bags. The next day we woke up early and headed into the town centre. We both were completely shocked at how derelict the place was, with buildings still half fallen down. It was weird how the earthquake only hit the centre of the town because as we drove out of it, everything s...

It was awesome :) We left Wanaka pretty early but stopped a few places along the way. We went to PuzzlingWorld which had a massive maze then rooms with different illusions in. It was pretty fun. Then we stopped at a fruit stall which was pretty cool, they had loads! Next was AJ Hackett Bungy which was the first commercialised Bungy jump. Our bus driver was going to do one but they were too busy. Finally, we made it to queenstown. We had a group photo at the wate...

It was awesome :)

Today we left Franz Joseph early morning and made our way to Lake Wanaka. We stopped at Lake Matheson which is next door to Fox Glacier town and went on an hour walk around the lake. It was really pretty as the lake had a really good reflection of all the mountains. It was a really attractive place. Then we stopped at a beach and saw some dolphins swimming just off the coast. We then had a lunch stop and carried on off the coast and in through the mountains. On t...

We arrived in Franz Joseph mid morning and had the yummiest chicken, brie and cranberry pastry. Mmmm.. The majority of people on our best went up the glacier in the afternoon but one of our friends was feeling a bit rough from the night before so we decided to chill out and just have a walk around town. Which is lovely but very small. Today though, we were up early and at the glacier hikes base by 9am. We got kitted up in waterproof trousers and jacket, gloves, ...