We got off the boat and drove along the coast till dark. We stayed at a rest stop on the coast, just outside of Kaikoura. Sunrise on the South Island, West Coast.
When we woke up in the morning there were seals on rocks all around us.
View of the mountains on the way to Kairkoura and beyond.
Will at Sunrise.
Driving down th coast to Kaikoura.
We went Whale watching in Kaikoura and this is a Sperm Whale diving.
It's tail.
This is its back.
Sperm Whale lifting his head and about to arch his back to dive under for about 45 minutes.
Whale Tale, beautiful.
Whale just surfaced and floating a couple of meters from our boat.
Whale blowing water out its hole.
Whale Tale.
Very chuffed becuase we saw 6 Sperm Whales.
Whale Tale
And another....
and another.
Looking at other marine life around the bay - seals, no at interesting when you've just seen a whale but still cute.
A fur seal sleeping in Kaikoura.
Sunset in Kaikoura.
Approaching Arthurs Pass after a day at Hamner Springs.
Lookout in Arthurs Pass.
Our Spaceship in the snow on Arthurs Pass highest point.
Kea - New Zealand Parrot.
On the way to Franz Joseph Glacier we stopped off at a Lake to wish Nigel a happy 21st birthday. Hope you had a great day.
Looking down at Franz Joseph.
Kea.
Franz Joseph Glacier.
Will trying to get crushed by the glacier.
Franz Joseph looking up.
Will on Gilespies beach, looking for fire wood.
Tamar on Gilespies Beach.
Gilespies Beach, beautiful and full of washed up wood, which we used to have a fire.
The walk to the beach from the camp site. Will hugging the trees.
Lord of the Rings looking trees on the way to the beach.
Petrified tree on the beach.
Fox Glacier from our campsite by the Lakeside.
Walking towards Fox Glacier, about to climb it.
Fox Glacier from the ground.
After the 2 hour walk up hill, we are just about to step onto the ice and put crampons on, Will is excited.
Walking out of an ice cave in the glacier.
Looking to the top of the glacier.
Will squeezing through a tunnel in the ice.
Tamar looking through a whole in the ice.
The view from the bottom of Fox Glacier.
Walking through a crack in the glacier.
Walking down into a snow cave.
Walking out of the ice cave.
Will and his trusty stick.
View of Mount Tasman and Mount Cook from our campsite.
Driving through Haast Pass.
Night shots of a lake we stayed by in Queenstown.
Going on a lift to the top of the luge, which is a go kart that you slide down the mountain in, very fun, if you go fast, which Will did and nearly came of the end and Tamar went about a metre an hour.
The cable car ride to Queenstown view point.
Queenstown
Chair lift to top of view point. Then you get on the Luge to come down.
How it started in Sydney.
Got infected and leg blew up a week later in the Blue Mountains valley.
1 week later at the hunter valley.
Brisbane hopital 1 week later after i got MRSA.
Leaving Cairns 4 weeks.
Leaving Alice Springs 5 weeks
New Zealand almost 7 weeks later. 
We got off the boat and drove along the coast till dark. We stayed at a rest stop on the coast, just outside of Kaikoura. Sunrise on the South Island, West Coast.
When we woke up in the morning there were seals on rocks all around us.
View of the mountains on the way to Kairkoura and beyond.
Will at Sunrise.
Driving down th coast to Kaikoura.
We went Whale watching in Kaikoura and this is a Sperm Whale diving. 
It's tail. 
This is its back. 
Sperm Whale lifting his head and about to arch his back to dive under for about 45 minutes.
Whale Tale, beautiful. 
Whale just surfaced and floating a couple of meters from our boat. 
Whale blowing water out its hole. 
Whale Tale.
Very chuffed becuase we saw 6 Sperm Whales. 
Whale Tale
And another....
and another.
Looking at other marine life around the bay - seals, no at interesting when you've just seen a whale but still cute.
A fur seal sleeping in Kaikoura.
Sunset in Kaikoura.
Approaching Arthurs Pass after a day at Hamner Springs.
Lookout in Arthurs Pass.
Our Spaceship in the snow on Arthurs Pass highest point. 
Kea - New Zealand Parrot.
On the way to Franz Joseph Glacier we stopped off at a Lake to wish Nigel a happy 21st birthday. Hope you had a great day.
Looking down at Franz Joseph.
Kea.
Franz Joseph Glacier.
Will trying to get crushed by the glacier.
Franz Joseph looking up.
Will on Gilespies beach, looking for fire wood.
Tamar on Gilespies Beach.
Gilespies Beach, beautiful and full of washed up wood, which we used to have a fire.
The walk to the beach from the camp site. Will hugging the trees.
Lord of the Rings looking trees on the way to the beach.
Petrified tree on the beach.
Fox Glacier from our campsite by the Lakeside.
Walking towards Fox Glacier, about to climb it. 
Fox Glacier from the ground.
After the 2 hour walk up hill, we are just about to step onto the ice and put crampons on, Will is excited.
Walking out of an ice cave in the glacier.
Looking to the top of the glacier.
Will squeezing through a tunnel in the ice.
Tamar looking through a whole in the ice.
The view from the bottom of Fox Glacier.
Walking through a crack in the glacier.
Walking down into a snow cave.
Walking out of the ice cave.
Will and his trusty stick.
View of Mount Tasman and Mount Cook from our campsite.
Driving through Haast Pass.
Night shots of a lake we stayed by in Queenstown.
Going on a lift to the top of the luge, which is a go kart that you slide down the mountain in, very fun, if you go fast, which Will did and nearly came of the end and Tamar went about a metre an hour.
The cable car ride to Queenstown view point.
Queenstown
Chair lift to top of view point. Then you get on the Luge to come down.
