It's 38°C and 80% Humidity during January, February and March in Brisbane - a good time to go to cold, rainy New Zealand. So Donna and Milton, Graham and Jenny and myself and Ian (all old friends from school and uni almost 50 years ago) decide to do a hike/bike in the South Island of New Zealand. We've soon rationalised that I will organise the hikes on the Kepler and Routeburn, Milton will organise the bike rides on the Alps2Ocean and the Otago Rail Trail and Graham will bring the Cointreau.