Kiwi Experience - Part 3

I know, I know, it's been ages! Sorry! Lets just say that the west coast of the south island is remote and wild and the internet/phone signal is either terribly slow or expensive!!! Today I finally arrived in Queenstown where I will be for 5 nights with easy internet access so more posts coming up :)

Have quite a few photos to share from the last week, where I have been to the Centre of New Zealand, Nelson, Westport, Cape Foulwind, Lake Mahanipua, Franz Josef, Wanaka and around numerous lakes, mountains, relaxed in glacier hot pools and climbed a glacier!!! See - I have been busy!! 

Here are some pics... :) (would like to apologise for not remembering all the exact names for particular lakes, mountains etc, but they are beautiful all the same!)

Sunset from the centre of New Zealand (Nelson)

 Centre of NZ!!! Check out the cheesy grin! :D

 Nelson Lakes National Park

 Crazy british boys from the bus about to get a freezing dunk! (A bit chuffed with my photo taking timing here though :P)

 Beach bonfire in Westport with the group

 Cape Foulwind (closet point to OZ)

 Beach sunset at Lake Mahinipua (yes I know, the lake is behind me here, this is the sea!)

 Sunset at Franz Josef (the first time we saw blue sky in 2 days!)

 Near Queenstown (whilst we watched our Bus drivers do a tandem bungy jump!)

 Puzzling World - Wanaka

Mangee and Josh (our drivers) - Tandem Bungee Jump! (oops it's the wrong way round on the blog but it took an age to upload so you will just have to turn your heads for now!)

Franz Josef Glacier - Walking on Water! :P

So (finally after an original cancellation due to a cyclone) a day later than planned, I did a guided Glacier hike in Franz Josef and it was AMAZING!!! Walking up volcanos one week, glaciers the next - wow!! The only downer on the day was being equipped with too small boots so half the walk was agony and the blisters are really something - but oh well i can live in flip flops for a week now! :)
Check out the photos...

The day before this you could barely see a foot in front of your face! Looks like the weather improved for us finally! (Though please note that here it ALWAYS rains, even on a good day - hence the complete waterproof outfit)

Yes - we went down here!

Our guide Tubs, doing his stuff cutting steps for us!

Check me out looking all proffessional! (May I point out, we were not all given ice picks, this belongs to our guide!)

And past this sign is exactly where we went lol!