Well what can I say about Franz Josef, the place is incredible (even if we have styed here longer than anticipated due to overcrowded busses!), its a small town with a few hostels and funky cafes, a bit like ski resort, but the views are incredible. There are huge mountain ranges all around with the Franz Josef glacier making its way slowly down the centre of the valley, probably the most amazing site I have seen and the weather has been perfect which is unusual ...

Well since I last updated we have been busy, busy, busy! The day after Kaikoura we hopped on our big green bus and travelled north to Nelson! Nelson itself wasn't a particularily exciting place and was a bit dodgy on a night out but the scenery (as the rest of New Zealand is) was gorgeous and we ventured on a short walk up a hill to the very centre of New Zealand which was pretty cool and we walked for a further 2 hours or so to the local beach.After spending...