Apologies for the lack of posts but a busy schedule, no cash and bad Internet facilities have made it impossible.

I ended up bussing it to the small lake side town of Wanaka. After a good nights sleep i set off to climb Mt Roy. Its a 1700m peak that gives spectacular panoramic views over the surrounding mountains. Unfortunately on the day i climbed it a large rain cloud engulfed the summit, and comically hung there all day whilst the remainder of the sky stayed relatively clear. Although disappointed the views on the accent and decent below the cloud line made the walk worthwhile. A 4km stretch round part of lake Wanaka (the second biggest in NZ) finished it off nicely and conveniently returned me back to 'town'.

The following morning I took a bus to Queenstown, the capital of outdoor activities. It is here that is home to the invention of adrenalin pumping activities such as Bungee Jumping down gorges and free fall swinging at 150kmph across canyons. Every possible way to ensure your feet don't remain firmly on the floor has been catered for, and there really isn't a more picturesque place to do it.

My priority however was to sort out a walking route incoporating one of the so called Great Walks. I set off tomorrow on the famous Routeburn track (supposedly one of the best walk in the world) and after a few nights in mountain huts along the way, immediately join the Caples Track. I'll stay one night on that route before finishing and returning to Queenstown on the 28th. At over 60km its a fair old trek but 4 days should be enough. In the mean time I'm off to stock up on carbohydrates and every mountaineers saving grace, muesli bars.