When looking on how to get to Invercargill from Dunedin we found out that this was possible by taking the Southern Scenic Route, road to me and you, but by the sounds of it, it was a pretty nice one. The route runs from Dunedin, all the way to Invercargill. which gives you the best roads and views along the journey. We made our way along the Southern Scenic Route, passing several stopping opportunities on the way. Understandably we couldn't stop at all of thes...

So the time had arrived, not only were we leaving Queenstown but we were also heading to the airport to pick up our shiny rental car. We had booked our car through Jucy Rentals, who sent a free shuttle bus to take us from town to a grey, wet airport, where we filled out the appropriate paper work and were given our keys. After heading over to the rental yard (where the cars are kept) we first laid eyes on our new wheels for the week. A white, 2 litre, Nissa...

Checked out and back on the bus, we headed a couple of km's out of Wanaka, opposite Mt. Iron and arrived at 'Puzzling World', which is a 'world' of holograms, puzzles and illusions. We saw snooker balls rolling up hill, a room which destorted size and a 3D maze, which takes about an hour to complete (we ran out of time). Next was a brief stop at a small fruit & veg market to pick up some bits. It also sold ice cream, which most people on the bus went for b...

A stop at the Lake Matherson was our first stop on the way to Wanaka, actually this is a lie, we stopped on the side of the road on a hill out of Franz Josef. This stop was not intentional though, as the bus we were on broke down. After about an hour of waiting and our driver disappearing to go and find a mechanic, we were back under way again. The first planned stop of the day was at Lake Matherson, where there was a chance to have some brekkie and take a w...

Franz Josef is where you can do a glacier hike, which we both decided we wanted to do and along with the actual glacier and being surrounded by mountains Franz Josef is also set in rain forest. So, predictably it was wet when pulled up outside the office where we had to confirm our hike bookings. This done, we headed to our accommodation, The Rainforest Retreat. We checked in to our accommodation, a private double which was in the shape of a shed. Although s...