We were up early and waiting in the FREEZING cold for the 'Magic Bus'. Seriously, I can't even explain how cold it was. Then we started our journey to Lake Tekapo. On the way we stopped at 'Baldwin Street', the steepest street in the world. It didn't look very steep so we were all pretty confident about climbing up. Well........ talk about feeling the burn!!!! My legs were aching and my calf muscles were killing for days! We made it to the top and the view was l...

We left Queenstown and were met by our new driver, 'YoungJoeYoung'. Very bizzare but a really nice old man. The journey to Dunedin wasn't too bad and we had a few stop offs on the way for food and sight seeing. We arrived in Dunedin just in time to head to the Cadbury's factory. Mmmm. We booked on to one of the tours and were so excited when we walked through the door to be greeted by millions of Crunchie bars - the smell was amazing! Unfortunately we weren't al...

It was an early start again today as we were heading to Queenstown with lots of stops on the way. Our first stop was at 'Thunder Falls' for a quick look at the thundering waterfall. Due to it being raining for days, there was plenty of water!!! Then we stopped at 'The Gates of Haast' for some more scenic photos. The bus journey was wicked and the views were stunning. New Zealand is such a gorgeous place!! We stopped at Lake Wanaka for some food and had a little...

After a great sleep in our luxury hostel (being serious, it was lovely), it was time to board the 'Magic' bus. We met our driver for the next few days, 'Dusty'. He was hilarious and really good fun and constantly says 'Sweet as'! We stoped at 'Hokitika' for some breakfast and had a little look in a jewellery store with lots of NZ jewellery and stones. I bought some nice earrings, a bracelet and necklace made from Paua Shell, really pretty! The next stop was at ...

Well......................................remember how I said we were going to the pub for a couple of drinks last night? Well it ended up being quite a big night and we didn't get home until 5 am!!!! We decided not to bother going to bed because we had to get up at 6am anyway to catch the treain. Instead, we had some toast and tea and a shower to refresh ourselves. I met our other room mate again, Daisy from England. She was up early too as she was catching the ...