Well up bright and early. Actually it was so early it was still dark. We checked out of the hotel, the same chauffeur that picked us up from the airp…

This morning we were picked up and driven to the airport to check in for our flight to Auckland. We were a bit early but we didn't have time to do an…

The hotel sparkles! The lobby was huge and just off there but in view, there was a lovely light meals/drinks area. There were 2 other restaurants in …

Today we set off for Kawarau Bridge so that Andrew can do his bunjy jump.  He was booked in early and spectators were starting to turn up. He ju…

The site at the Kawarau Bridge is the first commercial Bungy jumping site started by A J Hackett. This one is a 43 metre jump. The jump is not for …

We had to go back to Wanaka today. Not only because we love the place but also because we had to get some beer mugs from Wanaka Beerhouse. It is a ve…

Today we thought we would just have a look around the town centre of Queenstown which is not very big. We were staying just one street up from the ma…

Today we were meant to return the hire care but decided that we would keep it til Wednesday. After going and talking to the hire car company and sort…

We were up early today. Had to make sure our flight was able to go as planned. Yes, weather permitted! We were picked up from our unit and taken to t…

If you want to see some great scenery then going to Milford Sound is a must. Milford Sound is a fjord where the cruise ships come into to see the sc…

We had a wonderful morning. The tour company arranged for us to be taken back to our accommodation. While we had been out our belongings were moved t…

We left and headed for Wanaka. We had a few photo stops on the way. We were going to stay here but I thought that because it wasn't far from Queensto…

Still on our way to Queenstown we reached a T junction. Queenstown to the left & Wanaka to the right. We decided that as it was close to luncht…

Lomond Lodge seems to have rooms all over the place. When we first arrived we were in the downstairs room. Because of availability we were moved to a…

Well it was time to head for Queenstown. We chose to take this road and it was great. It has some of the winter ski fields on this road and there are…

Well, the weather is better but our helicopter flight has been cancelled as the weather is not good for joy flights. Well time to go on one of those …

Well today the rain has set in. Apparently it rains about 200 days per year and in the town they average 7metres of rain per year, on the top of…

Today we are heading for Franz Josef. Scary road in some places. Really not too much to say other than some great scenery. We were driving past one…

The motel is one street back from the road that goes through the town. It is within easy walking distance to the shops and restaurants The rooms are …

We finally got a car delivered to our hotel. It's actually an 8 seater van but we will be heading for Queenstown in it so it was at a cheaper rate as…

Today we tried to hire a car but being Sunday it wasn't going to happen. We walked around, did some souvenier shopping and just enjoyed the day and t…

A more comfortable bed last night and room to move. We had breakfast and then decided to get onto the tram which only does a 2 km loop but it should …

Spagalimis has great food. There are I think 4 restaurants around Christchurch. We have never been to any of their restaurants but did drive past one…

We were getting a bus from the backpackers to the interislander ferry terminal, so with the bags in the trailer we set off to the next pick up point.…

We set off for a walk to the Lambert Quay area. We then decided to go into parliment house. They were doing guided tours so off we went, after all it…

This morning we returned the hire car and were dropped back into the city. We wandered around and on our way back to our accommodation called into th…

This accomodation is in an old post office. We chose a private room. The room had a bunk bed, double at the bottom, single at the top. The room was v…

Well, Mick had to go back to work today so after Andrew dropped Claire and Greg at school we said our farewells to Nicki (who also had to go back to …

Today we are going to Mick and Nicki's house. There is a few photos taken on the way and the surrounding area. It was raining and of course, all of t…

Today we wandered around town for a while and checked out what the gypsys had to sell. Mick & Nicki took the kids to a fun park and Andrew & …

Today we are starting with a cruise on Lake Taupo. Very cold and the water is rough. The boat that we went on goes right up close to the rocks which …

19/10/07 Today we move on to Taupo. Not a very long drive. We even got to the lookout where we were to meet, without getting lost. They had drive…

We headed for Rotorua this morning with a short stop in Hamilton. There are some interesting little towns along the way. We are staying in a hotel th…

We went to Rotorua on the way to Taupo and wanted to see the bubbling mud pools and the gueyser. We booked into the hotel and had asked for a room ov…

Today we went to the Museum. Worth going to. Andrew is into the war memorabilia and the Maori cultural stuff was good. After that we went for a drive…

We picked up our hire car and headed out over the bridge. Andrew as usual said "we will just see where this road takes us", we ended up in a little t…

The first place we head for this morning is the nearby shopping mall / Britomart. I had to get a sim card for my mobile/cell phone. It would be the c…

A full day of travelling. Of course that's how it seemed but that is also because at this time of the year NZ is 3 1/2 hours ahead of Adelaide. No pr…

To enter this complex a security card is needed. Of course we were let in by the reception staff and after checking in, we had our own cards. The car…