Just waiting for my helicopter ride to Frans Josef/ Fox Glaciers and around Mt Cook, so I thought I would just let you know that Al was right, the South Island rocks! It's so beautiful and I've been very lucky with the weather, only one grey day, the rest have been big blue skies with fluffy white clouds popping in to say hello.

I do miss Auckland though, it's quite strange not to be able to pop around and see at least one of the blackpacks at any given time.

I'm in Queenstown on Saturday, does anyone know if Rory or Ramsey is still there and if so, what their emailmbile number is?

Always a pleasure
Never a chore

Adam