Hiya,
Sorry for the lack of posy yesterday... we had majorly slow wi-fi last night so we gave up in the end as it got sooooooo frustrating.... soooooo what have we been upto in the last couple of days....
Well we left Frans Josef very early on Monday morning at 7.30am...... to catch a bus to Queenstown the adventure and party capital of the South Island apparently .. woooo hoooo....!!!!!!!
The last few days we had Rick as our Magic Bus Driver but for the trip to Queenstown we had Steve.... He's very funny but in amongst all the stuff he tells us about places we stop he makes up alot of bullshit so you never know what's true and what isn't!!!!!
First of we stopped at Lake Matheson for brekky!!!! Unfortunately there was lots of fog over the lake which made for good pics of the mountains and walking over the bridge was fun (see pics below!!!!)....
We stopped off in Wanaka to drop some people off and have some lunch...... We've noticed a rather disturbing trend in most of the sovenuir shops we go into... They all seem to be selling an abundance of possum hair warmers for various parts of the body (nipples, willies e.t.c.)... Either it's just really cold in the winter or the kiwis have a big Possum fetish thing going on here (in addition to the Sheep!!!!!)...... They're worse than the Welsh apparently over here!!!!!!
Next stop the AJ Hackett Bungy bridge... no one did the jump but we watched a couple of others do it and filmed them (see below)...
We rocked into Queenstown about 5.30pm... Initial impressions weren't that great so we decided to only stay one night instead of the planned 2..... We had a walk about town and found a Paddy pub where we could get Guinness and stodge... Just what you need when it's really cold!!!!!.... We were staying at a place called the Southern Laughter Lodge.... It even had an ensuite FREEZER, I mean bathroom and a tv!!!!!!!
We left Queenstown at 8am this morning for the drive to Dunedin!!!! The drive was pretty dull, lots of hills, followed by more hills, then some sheep, followed by more hills (you get the picture!!!!)....
We got here about 1pm and are staying at the local YHA!!!! it's like the other YHA's we've stayed at and we like it!!!!!! We're here for a couple of days.... Dunedin is called the Edinburgh of New Zealand.. it's main street is even called Princes Street... so far so good we like it!!!!
This afternoon WE WENT ON A TOUR OF THE CADBURY'S FACTORY!!!!!! It was wicked.. the smell was amazing and we got loads of free chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plenty of pics below... check out the attractive head gear as well... Lee looks like a right tit!!!!!
Well that's it for now!!!! We've got the whole day free in Dunedin tomorrow... Not sure what we're gonna do yet... Bye for now.. gotta go and eat Lucy's stash of choccy as I've already eaten mine.... Can't repeat what Lucy has just said to that... something about OFF!!!!!!!
Lots of Love
Lucy and Lee xxx
Sorry for the lack of posy yesterday... we had majorly slow wi-fi last night so we gave up in the end as it got sooooooo frustrating.... soooooo what have we been upto in the last couple of days....
Well we left Frans Josef very early on Monday morning at 7.30am...... to catch a bus to Queenstown the adventure and party capital of the South Island apparently .. woooo hoooo....!!!!!!!
The last few days we had Rick as our Magic Bus Driver but for the trip to Queenstown we had Steve.... He's very funny but in amongst all the stuff he tells us about places we stop he makes up alot of bullshit so you never know what's true and what isn't!!!!!
First of we stopped at Lake Matheson for brekky!!!! Unfortunately there was lots of fog over the lake which made for good pics of the mountains and walking over the bridge was fun (see pics below!!!!)....
We stopped off in Wanaka to drop some people off and have some lunch...... We've noticed a rather disturbing trend in most of the sovenuir shops we go into... They all seem to be selling an abundance of possum hair warmers for various parts of the body (nipples, willies e.t.c.)... Either it's just really cold in the winter or the kiwis have a big Possum fetish thing going on here (in addition to the Sheep!!!!!)...... They're worse than the Welsh apparently over here!!!!!!
Next stop the AJ Hackett Bungy bridge... no one did the jump but we watched a couple of others do it and filmed them (see below)...
We rocked into Queenstown about 5.30pm... Initial impressions weren't that great so we decided to only stay one night instead of the planned 2..... We had a walk about town and found a Paddy pub where we could get Guinness and stodge... Just what you need when it's really cold!!!!!.... We were staying at a place called the Southern Laughter Lodge.... It even had an ensuite FREEZER, I mean bathroom and a tv!!!!!!!
We left Queenstown at 8am this morning for the drive to Dunedin!!!! The drive was pretty dull, lots of hills, followed by more hills, then some sheep, followed by more hills (you get the picture!!!!)....
We got here about 1pm and are staying at the local YHA!!!! it's like the other YHA's we've stayed at and we like it!!!!!! We're here for a couple of days.... Dunedin is called the Edinburgh of New Zealand.. it's main street is even called Princes Street... so far so good we like it!!!!
This afternoon WE WENT ON A TOUR OF THE CADBURY'S FACTORY!!!!!! It was wicked.. the smell was amazing and we got loads of free chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plenty of pics below... check out the attractive head gear as well... Lee looks like a right tit!!!!!
Well that's it for now!!!! We've got the whole day free in Dunedin tomorrow... Not sure what we're gonna do yet... Bye for now.. gotta go and eat Lucy's stash of choccy as I've already eaten mine.... Can't repeat what Lucy has just said to that... something about OFF!!!!!!!
Lots of Love
Lucy and Lee xxx
Lucy guarding her chocolate stash from Cadburys tour.. crikey!!!!!!
The new car we've rented to get around NZ!!!!!! it was cheap!!!!!
Looking good oh yeah!!!!! (Actually I look like a complete tit but all in the name of Health and Safety!!! I didn't keep it as a sovenuir!!!!)
Just for you Shirley!!!! Creme Brulee Dairy Milk and only 2 NZ dollars (80p in UK) for a biiiiggggg bar!!!!
It might look like a pot of gold but it's actually a pile of mini Crunchies inside the entrance to Cadbury's world!!!!
Lucy outside the entrance to Cadbury's World
Walking upto the Cadbury's tour sooooooooo exciting!!!!!
The same as in Edinburgh!!!!!
We thought we were back in Norfolk for a moment!!!!!!!
Queenstown at 8am this morning... defo winter in NZ at the mojos!!!!
Some pics from Queenstown above... We got there when it was dark and we left in the dark!!!!!
Pics above from Lake Wanaka where we stopped for lunch beautiful!!!!!!!!
Lucy posing by the Magic Bus!!!!!!!!
Pics above from near Lake Matheson!!!!!!
Hiya guys
ReplyDeleteCoor creme brulee choc i didint know that existed.
Dont tell me lee resisted the urge to buy a nipple warmer lol
Awh go on guys u know u wanna try bungee go on go on go on lol
DC xxx
Hi guys, Creme brulee cadburys sounds yummy and that pile of crunchie, if only!!!Scenery is spectacular, the photos are great. Vids too, bunjee jumping looks well scary. What sort of temperatures is it in NZ? Nan said their seasons are very like ours? She sends her love and was interested to hear what you have been doing. lots of love, Mum, Dad, Tom and Chris xxxx
ReplyDeleteI might not always comment but am following your travels!
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy & lee
ReplyDeletethe choc yummmm glad we dont have that here would eat to much. thanx lee the anti ageing hand cream just remember mother in law from hell?why didnt you to bunjee?the bridge looked wobbly lee lucy play nicely !!!!!nice to talk this morning lucy miss you so very much give each other hug & kiss from me.bye for now love you lots mum xxxxxx