Today we left Franz Josef, but apparently not the rain. It followed us our entire journey up the West Coast. Our first stop was Hokitika where we viewed jade sculpting, glass blowing, wood carving and stone shaving. It was a very artsy town – quite cool. We then headed on towards Greymouth, but before we […]

Today we woke up to yet more rain. But we still wanted to go out and see the Glacier. So we got kitted out in several layers and then drove to the beginning of the glacier walks. We decided not to do a guided walk out on to the glacier as it was too expensive […]

Today we left Wanaka and headed to Franz Josef. This was a long drive, and in the pouring rain just made it seem longer. We stopped a few times on route at viewing points, and in laybys where there were short walks to great views and waterfalls. We arrived at Franz Josef five hours after […]

Today we started by checking out of our hotel, loading the car and leaving Queenstown. We started to drive towards to Glenorchy, but we didn’t really get why everyone was telling us to go there? I think the low cloud was ruining the scenery, so we turned around and started to head to our end […]

Today we awake, feeling hungry from not eating much the previous day. We cook up a big breakfast to set us up for the day. We didn’t really need it as all we did was do some washing and watch tv. Not anything you need much energy for. We decided to go out for dinner […]

We wake up around mid-day, we feel very rough. We slowly gobble down some breakfast before heading back to the bungy shop. Once we get there we sort through our dvds and check that they all work. We then wonder aimlessly around the town centre before heading back to the hostel. I think this is […]

Today is jump day – the day Dan has been looking forward to and fearing ever since he booked his three bungy jumps in Christchurch. The day started with check in and weigh in at the Bungy Station followed by a short ride up a steep mountain to ‘The Ledge’ bungy jump. We met three […]

Today we yet again wake up freezing cold, but thankfully we are leaving the shrieking shack today! After we’ve packed up and had breakfast, we start our journey from Te Anau to Queenstown. We’re very excited to get there as Dan wants to get his bungee jumps over and done with before he chickens out. […]

This morning we had planned on getting up early and going to Milford Sound. However, it was so bloody cold we stayed in our warm bed cuddling to keep warm. So at ten o’clock, we head out to Milford Sound, I was secretly praying that there was no snow… I really could not be arsed […]

Today we left Dunedin and were heading towards Te Anau we decided to try and do as much of the coastal road as possible we stumbled across Tunnel Beach where there were some awesome waves, and you could hear them thumping in the sea it was impressive, to say the least. We headed down to […]