i went to kaikora again o my way up to the north island ad this tim i went swimming with dilphins. i was a little concerned about doing it at first because of the sharks but i figured my odds of survival were pretty good. we got thick wet suits, hoods, snokels and fins so i wasnt cold lickily. i think we got into the water with them four or five times for about 5 minutes at a time, it was  bit freaky when i first saw on next to me cause its not an every day ...

Hi im back in queenstown, i had to leave the others behind because i have already been to milford sound and they are of there tomorrow. so i am of to christchurch again tomorro, then kaikora and the of to wellington to start my trip on the north island. the plan is to still fly back to sydney on the 28th, it will be nice to sleep in a bedroom on my own and wash my clothes properly. dont get me wrong i love travelling but its still nice to think of the comforts yo...

Today was really good we travelled from dunedin to invercargill throught the catlins, it was a twelve hour day door to door but we made a lot of great stops. on one of the first stops we saw sea lions as close as 10 metres (safest distance -with an escape route in mind) there were five of them and it was really cool to see them so close and in the wild. we also stopped and saw several waterfalls which were really lovely. we also stopped of at a few more beaches a...

hi im now in Dunedin whichremings me a little of cardiff, its a really big student town so maybe thats why. Im not travelling with helen and rachel anymore ut im with three other girls that we met (amy, amy and gemma- yes thats right two amys and two gemmas) today wer met up with a couple of people a uni here that the girls met when they were in oz, so that was nice we went around in a car and took in the sights of the scummy student area. going to a rugby game ...

mum and dad i dont think you should read this one . went river boardind and oh my god david was right it was too dangerous for me! I have never been so scared in my life i really thought i might die, the water was so strong i had no control but i think the uides twigged onto this pretty soon so there was always one with me when i got into trougble at one point he wouldnt let go ogf my board. all i can say is at least i didnt have to pay for such a terrible experi...