However the glacier walk was topped by night ski-ing in Queenstown. A little unsteady on my feet as it has been 10 years since I last ski-ed however a mulled wine soon did the trick and I was racing Kirsty down the slopes, granted they were only green runs! This was before a failed attempt at a skydive in Lake Wanaka - no no the shoot didn't forget to open it was cancelled due to weather (thankfully) much to my parent's relief I suspect The fol...

Bertha is our trusty camper van that Kirsty and I are travelling the South Island of New Zealand in. (I hope to get a picture of her and send it in my next email, I am a proud mother) She's a buxom lady that has already taken us on many adventures. I am currently in Franz Josef after a 3/4 day's hike up the Glacier here. Very exhilerating to hike between sheets of ice with our chipper guide AJ. In the short time we have been here we've been up to Ka...