Well, Queenstown is pretty mad. Everything is quite full on, from the people to the activities, even to the legendary fergburgers. Our first full day in Queenstown and I didn't really have my camera on me as today was activity day, so sorry but no photos for you today. I was up by about 7am and met Danny (fellow traveller on the Magic Bus) and we checked in for our "surfing" experience of the Kawarau river. The day promised to be full of white water comprising of grade 3 and 4 rapids. The half day activity was run by a company called Frogz. These guys are really great fun and I would highly recommend it if you are ever in Queenstown. We were driven to the launch site by a crazy Australian called Dan. he had ... read more

I thought I would update the blog to let you know what I have done today so far. It really deserves it's own entry as it was pretty amazing. We were wondering if we would even get a chance to go as the morning sky dive was off, we thought it might be the case with the heli hike as well, but nope, we got on the flight up to the glacier at 12pm. It is a pretty awesome flight on the helicopter around and back down the glacier and then landing on the ice where two Franz Josef guides waited for us. The whole operation is very smooth and very well run. Our guide was Julia, she had been working as a guide for 4 years up ont he glacier. In the times between when ... read more

Morning ! So I thought it was about time to tell you who I am travelling with. I should really have done that at the start to be honest haha. Toby is my mate's Nick's brother and he has done some travelling before in Thailand. I have known Toby for a good few years and he is a bit younger than me but is fearless when it comes to talking about bungee jumps. We'll get to that in a later post, we're supposed to be doing that on Friday 4th march, we'll see. I am bricking it. Today we went from nelson to Greymouth. The scenery was pretty amazing and this seems to be coming to be the norm for travelling in the South Island. We got on the Magic Bus and our first stop was ... read more

Well apart from the wedding day, this is one of the best days I have had so far. All of them have been good in a different way, but today was very special. I have been thinking about this day for a while - the trip to the South Island. People have been telling me how amazing the views are in the South Island and to say I was not dissappointed would be one of the biggest understatements of the world. First up we boarded the 8.25 inter islander ferry to Picton from Wellington port. This ferry was a bit of a beast. It was massive. 10 decks, although only a couple were open. We had some breakfast and then went upstairs to check the view of us leaving Wellington. I then pretty much stayed up ... read more

After the change to the flights we said our goodbyes to Laura and Macky at the airport, wishing them all the best when they get to Christchurch. I know things will be hard for them, so I hope they get sorted as soon as they possibly can. It has been great to see them and hopefully we can catch up again when we get round to Christchurch around the 16th March. Flying into Wellington, the houses are brightly coloured and there a sense of an old town combined with the new. We arrived and got transported to the YHA which is in an ideal spot just minutes away from all the bars and restaurants. After dropping our stuff off, we walked over to go and get something to eat and then back down to the city ... read more