25/3/08 to 28/4/08 ( Read more... )

Able Tazman is New Zealand’s smallest national park, spent threes days here could have spend longer will definitely come back here when I have more money and time. Very sunny a beautiful coast line lots of warm water to swim in. Spend the day at beaches or walking the coastal track and getting the water taxis back. Went over a some tidal crossings ( Read more... )

Well it took a week for the shin splints to go away as usual it doesn’t matter how much I walk I still seam to get them. I went to Franz Josef on saturday (8/3/08) Saw a lot of rainforest on the way there that was all there seamed to be between Wanaka and Franz Josef it was raining as well so I got to see the full effect which was great. Stayed at ( Read more... )

Four days of fending for myself. left Dunedin on Tuesday with atomic buses a reasonable cheap bus ride. Although hair-raising the bus driver was a bit crazy. The summer came back and caught me a bit ( Read more... )

It’s my birthday and that crept up on me very quickly this year only noticed yesterday that it was today. Busy again this week Albatrosses and Otago Peninsula last monday as mentioned. Tried to get some good photos but they fly very fast and there where a lot of people in the hide all trying to got the best position to see them they are amazing ( Read more... )

Its Been a long week. On monday I said good buy to Dorothy, Eric and Penny. Went with Jane and Steven to the Botanical gardens in Christchurch. After that we travelled down from christchurch across the canterbury plains a massive stretch of farm land which is divide up by a lot of very tall evergreen trees to stop soil erosion from the high winds ( Read more... )

I have been to the beach today (still in christchurch), sun came back was really hot for a girl used to an english winter. It was a nice dry heat though not like the english summer no sweat is makes a differents trust me ( Read more... )

it raining it pouring, i am the one doing the snoring. been stuck in the house with lovely for mentioned people from Christchurch using the day to look up and investigate what i am going to do with my self for the next few months and wheather i have the money, everything is a lot more expensive than I thought (like english prices ouch). but its ok ( Read more... )

The world is so much smaller now I am in the southern heminshere. The sun is on the other side of the sky and every thing ( Read more... )

Any advice? for a person taking a 30 hour flight when they have a cold? never been on a long haul flight before and I here people can do some silly thing whilst jet lagged. flying out on tuesday to New Zealand getting very nervous now about airports and immigration etc! A lot to do getting quite stressed be glad when I am there and then I can relax ( Read more... )