Favourite place ever...........
Trip Start
Aug 24, 2007
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Trip End
Apr 08, 2008
Taupo,
New Zealand
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Well I'm going to try and keep this short (what are the chances?!) I last left you in Nelson, so what have we done since then?? Hmmmm.........
In Nelson we went on a walk to the centre of NZ which was pretty cool, and the views were great. Me and Amy visited Kaiteriteri beach (near Abel Tasman national park, where Carlien and Tony were kayaking) and had a fun-filled day there!
The next day we boarded our bus and continued our journey round the south island, stopping at various points along the way, including Westport and Hokitika where we went to a very amusing fancy dress party. The less said the better...........
After a few days travelling we reached Franz Josef, which is a huge, moving ice-glacier. It was so odd!! The views were amazing, we stayed here for a few days and actually went walking on the glacier (check out the pictures on facebook).
So, we got back on the bus at Franz Josef, and after a few more stops on the way, we eventually arrived in Queenstown (the adrenalin capital of the south island). We were here for quite a few days and had lots of fun hanging round, chilling out, playing crazy golf and dancing the night away! A highlight was definitely doing the canyon swing (a bit like a bungy) although I was TERRIFIED! We also visited Milford Sounds which was beautiful.
Since then, we've been heading back up the south island again, through Christchurch and Kaikoura (where I swam with wild seals which was fantastic!!) and then up to Wellington in the north. We stayed for a few days and although the weather wasn't great it was brilliant because we were staying at Amy's dads house which was really nice. Even though we somehow managed to make the DVD player explode..........oopsy.............!!
We are now in Taupo, and yesterday me and Carlien did a sky-dive. It was AMAZING!! Weirdest sensation ever but so much fun. I loved it and would love to do more if it wasnt so crazily expensive!! We're leaving tmro morning to go to Rotorua where we'll be doing some black-water rafting (oooooh) and relaxing in the natural hot-springs! And then on to Auckland!!
I can't believe our time in NZ is nearly up and Amy is leaving us in just 9 days. This country is just so beautiful, I love it and don't want to leave!! That said, I'm now really really looking forward to getting to South Africa.
Anyway, I said I would keep this short so on that note I'm gonna go. Missing everyone loads but having an amazing time (and getting to do all the things I'd only ever dremed of). Hope everything is good back home, can't wait to see you all!
Lots of love, hugs, and kisses, from Steph xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
