So here we are on our final 3 nights in N.Z. before we move onwards and upwards to Fiji. We arrive into Auckland on Wednesday afternoon and find our apartment right on the water overlooking the bridge into the city in one direction, the Skytower in the other, the harbour is an amazing place to be and a 2 bedroomed 5th floor corner home with wrap around balconies viewing every corner you could, is pretty damn good. We walk, we wander, we drive (we also get a v...

Here we are at the end of January 2014. Where has the time gone? How have we managed to 'do' South island in 2 weeks? But we have, oh and the memories. This blog doesnt even scratch the surface of the fun weve had or the many places weve seen. Ive read weve travelled over 19,000 km. Peter was aghast at that 'stat' then realised it included FLIGHTS! I did laugh, yes weve shared the driving, thank God we have. There have been some long days at the...

From Punakaiki we had a long drive through mountains, by the sea, up the west coast, but a very long drive. We were told we would have to stop many times due to the fabulous lookouts, views, and anything interesting that might happen along the way. We arrived in a place called Motueka, right up on the north coast, close, we thought to our destination for the next few days. Gosh, how New Zealand throws you a curved ball when you least expect it.We had precisely 55...

Its been a busy few days, very tiring, plenty of driving - within the limits, mind!We left Queenstown and had just a day in Wanaka (beautiful lake) but then moved on to the Glacier towns of Fox and Franz Josef. There are Glaciers in both towns, in fact the Mount Cook national park of which these fall, 40% are Glaciers. We firstly walked with a guide to the terminal face of Fox which is 7 miles of ice which has formed over thousands of years. The rock falls that h...

Firstly can I say thank you for all your remarks re my recent blog, especially to Peters PS. This is a warning to all visitors to N.Z. KEEP TO THE SPEED LIMITS! with love, Judi!!!! Or as my gorgegous kids would say, Regards Colin!!!!Ok! Queenstown! .Adrenalin capital of the world is the self-styled title they have. The choices are great. Bungees, Para-gliding, Para-sending, Jet river boats, Cable Car ride that goes up almost vertical, (Yes we did that! Well you ...