so we left queenstown on sat and headed to christchurch a nice long day setting off at 8 and arriving at like 3. had a new bus driver kane. that night we met chloe, steph and amy and went out but ended up bakc at the hostel as it wasnt amsing. the next day we went to the art gallery, a little market and the botanic gardens. wasnt really alot else to do but i like christchurch a very pretty little city. to be honest alot like an english city like bath! had an earl...

wow its a long time since ive written and weve done so much since then! right last time wed just staretd the south island with a new bus! after arriving on the iskland we were picked up by our new driver cheese and headed down to nelson, on the way we stopped for lunch at a little cafe for a spot of wine tasting and lunch! we arrived in nelson quite late so did our food shopping and used the net and stuff! whcih was strangley in macdonalds! next day off again...

after taupo we left for river valley. on the way we did a walk up mt doom in lor od the rings which was cool and the scenery wwas just stunning! we arrived at a waterfall were we sat and ate lunch. the walk was part of the toronga crossing whcih was a big 8 hour walk up the volcano that the guys had done the day before. singing the lord of the rings theme tune had caught on aswell which is now a running theme on the bus. i walked back with rob and had a nice chat...

so ive done loads since left australia and altho i miss it im having such an amasing time in new zealand now that i cant even think about it! do miss the girls alot tho. first day got to new zealand arrived and did food shoppin had a lazy night played abit of pool but tired from flyin all day so bed! got up the next day and walked to the kiwi office whcih was quite a walk, picked up some leaflets and sat in a cafe to decide how long we wanted everywhere. start...