Well it's our last day in New Zealand... sobsob! Can't believe how quickly it's gone. We've spend the last few days in Christchurch, apparently New Zealand's most "English" city - the weather certainly has been! Last Friday we took a bus up to Kaikoura for 2 nights. Kaikoura is a place known for it's marine wildlife because just offshore there's a big underwater canyon which makes the water really nutrient rich (i was listening on the bus!), so the...

Hello! Well it's been nearly a week since I wrote, and we've spent this time in Queenstown. It's been quite relaxed - nice to spend more than 2 nights in one place for the first time of the trip! This part has felt a lot like a girly holiday (except without the wardrobe). On our first day here a group of us from our bus took the gondola up Bob's peak (we chickened out of the "hour's uphill slog") and went luging at the top. For those who don't know...

Kia Ora! Firstly you may notice a distinct lack of photos, this is due to a combination of laziness and my camera dying at the most inopportune moments. But I have managed to get some good shots of the amazing views we've seen the last few days and I'll fill in the gaps with other people's photos once they've put them online. Also I'm not going to write about every stop we do (we do a lot!) just the ones that are most interesting! We left Taupo a week ago yeste...

Helloooo, blog readers!! It's been a while since I wrote - in fact apart from my pictures I dont think I've really given you much idea of what I've been doing in New Zealand - it's not been as easy to access the internet as I thought, mainly because the activities are pretty much non-stop. But at least this way I'll just tell you my highlights and not bore you with everything I've been doing! My highlight of the moment (and probably of my life!) would have to b...

Quite a bit to say, and not much time! Have just returned to Aukland from Pahia, where we spent last night. Unfortunately we have managed to catch the tail end of a cyclone - typical - so haven't had the best weather - but have, I would say, made the best of what we've had! I'll do a proper blog entry soon but you have an idea from our pictures of a bit of what we've been up to. Spot the one photo of sunshine!!