Stephy J Singapore: Visiting the South Island, New Zealand

I got to spend some amazing time in New Zealand! Always on my list and when Lena said she was going before she moved back to USA, I had to join her! And it is amazing! I loved the beautiful mountains, cold winter weather, and friendly people of NZ! Everyone was so kind. Lena and I started in Queenstown - a cute little town in the South on a lake in the mountains. It was lovely. We spent a day at Millford Sound - we cruised around the sound in a boat and headed out to sea. It is the 2nd rainiest place on earth so the waterfalls were flowing. We enjoyed our water taxis into town for fish and chips too! Next we started the drive north to the glaciers! We spend a couple days in the Glacier Country. One afternoon we kayaked along a glacier lake. It was like glass - you could see complete reflection of everything including the moon on the water. And of course the mountain scenery was perfect! Next we hiked a glacier! Fox Glacier is incredible. I loved hiking on a glacier. Especially when settled in between mountains. We hiked all day wearing crazy attachments to our boots so we wouldn't slip on the ice. The best part of the day was when we got to crawl through some of the ice. Really amazing! Next we headed back to Christchurch! Part of the town still closed due to the earthquake but the rest of the town is lovely and the people continue to be so kind! Lena headed back to Singapore but I stayed another day to ski Mount Hutt! What a great day! The snow is a little icy in NZ but it was an amazing day skiing on the Southern Alps! I loved it! I can't wait to go again. And skiing in August was perfect!
What a great trip! I can't wait to go back and do some more hiking and skiing! Had a blast! One of the top 5 places I have ever been!!!! Thanks Lena for a great trip!

The South Coast