Captain Cook and his boat would beat your boat any day of the week! Yours doesn't even move!
Just had to put that straight - making up lies - tut tut Hannah Lynch!
I am now referring to myself as Frances Cook! Thank you very much!
Anyhoo, NZ is FANTASTIC - but bloody freezing. You need to invest in a warm coat of some kind, and maybe a pair of mitts.
Here's a little round up for you:
Christchurch - Nice but currently undergoing a refurb, good shops and coffee shops and there's a wagamamma.
Kiakoura - Fantastic little town, you must if you have your own transport drive about 20 mins towards Picton to Ohau and the seal colony. Also really good for whale watch, but seeing as you have already seen some, whatever.
Hanmer Springs - Again lovely little village, bit like centre parks only spectacular snow capped mountains surrounding you whilst you sit in the thermal pools - and not that expensive.
Franz Josef glacier - amazing to see, you can park and walk right up to them without a guide or anything but a really tiny town to stay in (local town for local people - so you'd fit right in, really!!)
Queenstown - fantastic ski town, loads of bars and restaurants - we stayed in the Bella Vista which was perfect on price, location and local advice - but obviously there're loads of mingy backpacking holes for you to stay in - with plastic sheets.
A MUST is the sky diving. NZone on Shotover st... fantastic.
Doubtful Sounds is better than Milford to go to - all the info shops sell tours but 'Real Journeys' (opp Starbucks) is the only one that goes to Doubtful.
We're flying to Sydney tomorrow lunchtime - then home! Gosh, where's our summer gone??
Hope you are grand and loving been on your boat!
Oh one more thing - you cannot top up your mobile phone here, you can only do it by card online - so top up before you go!
Lots of Love and Sea hugs, First-mate Barbara!
Frances Cook and her shipmate Lesley!
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