A quieter day today! A visit to the park, some souvenir shopping and a cruise on the lake took up most of our day. The park must have some of the best views enjoyed by playground users ever!!

Our first experience of NZ rain - and boy can it rain! It didn't stop us though!! We visited the Kiwi Bird Sanctuary and saw (you guessed it) Kiwis!!!! Adam got mugged by a kakariki (native parakeet) as part of a great bird show. Then we got to see the Tuatara close up (lizardy type thing. Very scaley!!) and the highlight - seeing kiwis. We all Wanted one to take home - particularly the 3 week old chick who ran about very cutely for us! The adult pair were pe...

We arrived safely and easily in Queenstown by 10am this morning. It is stunning - a huge lake surrounded by mountains. We went up the cable car this afternoon. Which provided gorgeous views and a very silly activity - the luge!! Great fun and Hazel managed to steer her own luge with only a few crashes!! Off out to eat now x