ARRR I just spent ages writing this blog and then for some reason the internet closed. very annoying. We arrived in Christchurch. I tried to book the 4 of us girls into YHA hostel which we'd heard was really nice but they were fully booked so we had to use Kiwis default hostel, Base. Never go to Base in the big cities. its rank/scummy/nasty/horrible. We pulled up outside a building covered in scaffolding. base has only been open for a week or so now since the ea...

Ok so we checked in at Nomads in Queenstown which is relatively new and was really really nice! probably one of the best hostels we've stayed in! definitely the best bed because the duvet was awesomeee! I went with Charlotte and Miranda to go and watch them do the Canyon Swing, it was annoying i had to pay to do it but im really glad i did because the swing is in the most beautiful location in a valley pretty much in the middle of nowhere! and the sun was shinin...

Leaving westport and heading to Lake Mahinapua we set off and stopped at Cape Foulwind (ahahahaha) and we went for a 40minute walk along the coast which was quite nice although everyone was still half asleep and not really bothered bout doing anything but we did get to see some seals and seal pups which was cool! We also got a really nommy icecream which defo made up for the walk! Some bird which i cant remember the name of, i have a picture i'll put on facebook ...

Leaving westport and heading to Lake Mahinapua we set off and stopped at Cape Foulwind (ahahahaha) and we went for a 40minute walk along the coast which was quite nice although everyone was still half asleep and not really bothered bout doing anything but we did get to see some seals and seal pups which was cool! We also got a really nommy icecream which defo made up for the walk! Some bird which i cant remember the name of, i have a picture i'll put on facebook ...

I cant remember where i finished the last blog so im jst gona start from the bus to River Valley! The bus ride to River Valley was pretty uninteresting to be honest, we stopped at a few places on the way, one place being Whakapapa, where "wh" being pronounced as an "F" (haha!). We stopped here whilst a couple of people went for a two hour walk. Instead the majority did a 10 minute walk to a waterfall supposedly used/filmed in LOTR (i swear eve...