New Zealand

Queenstown and the bungee jump!
May 22, 2008 - Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is situated by a lake and the supposed capital of extreme sports and water sports in New Zealand. Wanaka was very similar to Queenstown but on a smaller scale. The night we arrived we decided to stay in a hostel as it had been a hot day and we had walked up Mount Roy in the morning. We booked the Nevis bungee jump at the hostel as it...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008

Wanaka - puzzles and a mountain!
May 19, 2008 - Wanaka, New Zealand
Wanaka is another town situated right by ahuge beautiful lake. We stayed at a camp site the first night so we could allget cleaned up and wash our clothes after the ice climbing. The next day Liamand I headed to puzzle world! John did not fancy it so stayed in the town to goon the internet. It may have been aimed at kids.... but it was still a...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008

Glacier country
May 18, 2008 - Fox Glacier, New Zealand
Fox Glacier - 18th May The previous day we had tried booking anice climb at the Franz Josef glacier, unfortunately we arrived five minutesafter the Kiwi experience bus, The bus carries large groups of backpackersaround New Zealandand they had booked up everything for the next two days! So we headed to Foxand booked a trip their which turned out...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008

Lake Brunner and Greymouth
May 15, 2008 - Greymouth, New Zealand
After spending the night in the lay by opposite the pub we went straight to the lake to use thepublic toilets to clean up and because we were all desperate for thetoilet! I have have been waking up in the middle of the night needingthe toilet nearly every night for some reason. It was a really nicepeaceful place with no one around. Wehad...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008

Hanmer Springs
May 14, 2008 - Hanmer Springs, New Zealand
On our journey to the west coast wedecided to stop at Hanmer Springs as it was getting a bit late and wewere all tired. There was no free camping in the town centre so westayed just on the outskirts. In the morning we headed straight forthe springs only to find they did not open until 10am! So we played abit of football until then. The queue to...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008