An early morning call - our shuttle left at 7am. Getting up and out at that time of the morning and in the cold was harsh!!! But at the same time we were excited to get the next part of our trip on the way! As the sun rose and the fog burned off the mountain range came into view. At first in the distance and then getting closer and closer - thei...

We continued our travels to the West Coast of New Zealand. It is most breathtakingly beautiful here!!! The drive is stunning and we stopped often to take in the beauty of the coast - awesome beaches with waves crashing in and crazy limestone rock formations. We stopped off at Paparoa National Park to view the Pancakes and Blow holes. It is somet...

Eelmisest õhtust väsinuna magasime hommikul mõnusalt kaua. Nautisime kaunist vaadet oma elutoa aknast ning sõime hommikust. Minema saime alles pool üksteist. Esimene sõit läks kohe jõe äärde, kus Shotover teeb samanimelisel kärestikulisel jõel kaljude vahel kiirpaadisõite. Natuke muretsesime, et midagi pole ette bronnitud ja mida bukletis tungiv...

Hi, this is Lucy. We travelled west to Greymouth on the 22nd. Quite a scenic drive through the mountains. Not much to say about Greymouth as it is quite a small town with not a lot to do. However we did stay in a really nice hostel called Noahs Ark, all the rooms had a different animal theme, our was Elephant! Also a group of people we met in Fi...

Heute morgen geht es von Christchurch aus mit dem Trans-Alpin-Train ueber die neuseelaendischen Alpen von der Ost- an die Westkueste der Suedinsel. Die Fahrt beginnt mit grauem Himmel, der so richtig nach Regen aussieht. Die in der Ferne sichtbaren Berge sind wolkenverhangen und ich bin etwas enttauescht, da die Sicht in den Alpen bei Regen wahr...

Left Christchurch and got the bus across the Southern Alps, via Arthurs Pass over to Greymouth. The drive was absolutely stunning, reminded me of North Wales (aw, miss you!!) but obviously on a much bigger scale. I can tell you, driving through snow after spending the previous 2 weeks in over 40 degrees is very wierd. Passed through a few ski fi...

Apart from its location and considering it was dark when I arrived, Westport didn't appear to offer all that much to write home about. On a random whim, I snacked on a piece of fish from the shoddiest of places, and much to my surprise, I can honestly say was one of the best pieces of fish I've had yet. I don't even know what it was, never heard...