Starting the long journey down the West side of the country which is split down the middle by the massive range of the Southern Alps. It’s a remote part of New Zealand and incredibly beautiful. Most people come to see the two accessible glaciers the Franz Joseph and Fox Glacier.

I say accessible, At least they used to be. Not so much now with the advent of global warming. When I visited in 2000 you could walk to the glaciers and stand on the ice. Not now, the ice is only accessible by helicopter and the walk yields a distant view.

Further down the country you come to Queenstown, a beautiful spot situated above a lake. it’s the adrenaline capital of New Zealand every spot is filled with someone throwing their self off something or jumping out of something. I just looked at the views.