Today we left the North Island, and arrived after a bit of a choppy crossing, in an even wetter South Island. I think everyone was half expecting to be arriving into a winter wonderland with snow everywhere- but sadly it was just heavier rain that greeted us in Picton. We seemed to spend most of the day on the coach- making quick dashes for food and loo stops. We then arrived in Nelson- at a gorgeous old pub style hostal. It was so cosy with a log fire and p...

After having the most glorious sunshine in River Valley- we arrived dripping and freezing in Wellington. It literally didn't stop raining the whole time we were there. Apparantly its the coldest winter they have had in 25yrs- with lows of 7degrees- trust us to pick a dud year! As soon as we arrived- us girls checked ourselves into the Sanctuary ( not up to Auckland standards, but still better than any old dorm). Then we headed out to the Tepapa Museum which ...

River Valley is one of the prettiest places i have seen yet. Our hostal was this lodge in teh middle of the valley with the river flowing right alongside. As soon as we arrived we headed straight out to go on a horse trek. I have never even sat on a horse before, but most of you know that i have always loved horses and wanted to ride one. I was given Chestnut, who was gorgeous tan brown. Jenny our guide said he was a chubby horse who just likes to eat a lot...

Second day in Taupo- we were all feeling a bit delicate and tired from our night out, so we headed out to town for a late breakfast and a mooch. About an hour later we were bored- Taupo isn't really jumping- its tiny, it over looks the lake which is very pretty, but there isn't endles options for entertainment! At 2pm, two of our group decided to do a bungy jump- 49m jump, so the rest of us headed down to cheer them on and watch. I honestly don't know how pe...

SKY DIVING!!!!! Claire and i had always said we wanted to do a sky dive- but the day came round so much quicker than we thought. Queenstown is renound for its extreme sports, but Taupo is the best place for skydiving. The scenary is absolutely stunnning here, and fortunately the weather has been blue sky and sunshine since we arrived! As we approached Taupo LJ said that he had spoken to the skydive centre and they were too busy to jump all of us but we...