Well folks our time in New Zealand has drawn to a close and it's safe to say we've had a brilliant time over here. After leaving Taupo we travelled onto Rotorua, where due to an abundance of thermal activity the town smells strongly of rotten eggs. When we first arrived in Rotorua we were taken to a place called the Realm of Tane, a 30 minute introduction to the Maori culture and a chance for them to convince you to come and enjoy an evening concert and hangi f...

Hi everyone. We are now in the North Island of beautiful New Zealand. Since our last blog we travelled over the southern alps via the Haast Pass on our way back to Christchurch. To break up the journey, we decided to stop of for a night at a small town called Lake Tekapo. While there I dragged Sarah up Mt John, which overlooks the lake. All was forgiven when she discovered the cafe at the top. The next day it was back on the bus to complete our circuit of the ...

Hello everyone it's us again. Well we are now in Queenstown after having an action packed week travelling down the west coast. Well we left off with us making our way to Westport. On the way there our driver Dallas hands around a clipboard with activities to do there. Blair really wanted to do jet boating, which involves 15 or so people climbing aboard a little boat with 2 massive v8 engines strapped to the back! As you all know from our last blog I get just a ...

Kia Ora from New Zealand! We have been here for a week now during which time we have traveled from Christchurch on the east coast up to Nelson, which is at the top of the South Island. Last Monday we were up way too early in order to get to the airport for the short hop over the Tasman Sea from Sydney to Christchurch. We flew over the Southern Alps which looked amazing even from 36000 ft. The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the cold! It is coming int...