http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , South Island , Mackenzie District en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:29:26 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:29:26 BST I'm not sure how long all this gallivanting will last but I'm certainly enjoying itWe took a long weekend to go tramping and jet boating and it was brilliant We hiked into Canyons Creek and over to the Ahuriri valley near Omarama. The first day was a beautiful walk and at the end of the day we found a lovely camp spot next to a waterfall and pitched the tent it was lovely to just deci http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-236523.html Another failed attempt at a sleepin. However Santa had been. There was the Yahtzee game that looked suspiciously like the one Emma bought in Akaroa. And Santa had bought Emma the BBC production of the Lord of the Rings in a 13 CD Audiobook. She was most pleased with this as she had wanted it for a long time.We had breakfast in bed and then made our way to Lake Tekapo to go to the Church of http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-230723.html We picked up the van yesterday and after a long drive out of christchurch we ended up at lake tepako it was dark when we arrived but this morning in the sunshine it is just out of this world We had a walk along the lake and the water is sooo crystal clear and still and quiet the lake is surrounded by a ring of snow capped mountains whcih reach all teh way up to the sky simply out of this wo http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-63304.html Had intended to do a tour of the vineyards while in the South Island but kept running out of time. We therefore decided to do our own tour in Nelson on St Patrick's Day by ordering a different New Zealand wine each time we went to the bar. Navigating the ladder of my top bunk proved interesting when returning to the hostel in the early hours Fortunately the next day was pretty much a full day http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-48663.html