New Zealand - our thoughts .........

So having now reached the end of our New Zealand chapter we are reflecting on the last 8 weeks.....

We have enjoyed every part of New Zealand and every part has been different however our New Zealand funds are low and Christmas wasn't what we thought so were ready to go at the end of 8 weeks.

We decided that we probly spent a day or two to long in some places and not enough time in others but overall divided our time very well, we did the activities that we wanted to apart from a few that were just too expensive but we were happy with what we saw and experienced. Not having our own car was a huge disadvantage to us as we wanted to explore off the beaten track more, and we also wanted to do a lot more fishing. We absolutely hated kiwi experience! We loved there drivers but the actual company and office staff had no customer service and were so rude never again! Luke thought it was a little chilly! But it wasn't compared to what we are used to at home, I think we found it a little chilly as we had come from asia and it was hot and humid there we had been here a long time and had kind of got used to the hot weather! Luke loved the scenary, the quietness of the whole country and the calmness, that there no traffic anywhere and it was a relaxing country to be in just generally. We did not like how bad the internet was! It was expensive and not particularly good at all.

We have learnt many lessons on the trip, we have bought all our own food and have cooked on a budget which was really fun and we actually made some really nice food :)) Luke said he learnt he can live on veggies! As I am vegatarian now we have been having a lot of vegetables ! But I have cooked him meat aswell!  we learnt how to pack our bags the way we should be packing them! It took some time but we eventually decided we would live out of one bag and put stuff that we wouldn't need on the other bag! It was much easier that way! We both wished that people in England cared more about the environment around them and what we as humans are doing to it, having been to many different places now we realise how bad we as Britons are at caring for our environment.

We would definitely return to New Zealand but we would have to do it independently without using a company, it was stunning to see that everywhere you go the scenary is stunning and it is like you are travelling through untouched land, it really is beautiful.