KATIE MADE IT!!! What a very stressful few days it has been from both sides of the world. Thank you Korean Airways for being one of the only flights out of Heathrow, and with only 1 hours delay on the scheduled arrival time. Absolutely amazing. I have had a very wobbly chin for the past few days at the thought of Katie not making it. But here she is on the other side of the world .... in bed and knackered but here nonetheless. Met Katie at about 9.50am NZ ...

Nelson was the start of our journey down on the East Coast. Westport is an interesting place. It felt a bit like a ghost town. It reminded me very much of Quorn in Australia only bigger. It rained a bit which didn't help endear the place to me. I went for a run as there wasn't much else to do in our afternoon off. It was a good run but the rain left me with a horrible dry cough which lasted 10 days! In the evening we had a 'bus bonding' 3 legged race. D...

Back on the road. This time I'm on a hop on hop off tour but don't have much time for hopping off. Plan is to cover north and south island in about 23 days. Left Auckland on Tuesday morning. Spent Monday getting sorted and exploring the city, not very inspiring so glad to be travelling again. Once out of the city heading south you very quickly understand how New Zealand has gained a reputation for stunning scenery. It really is breathtaking. Rolling hills ...

Back on the road. This time I'm on a hop on hop off tour but don't have much time for hopping off. Plan is to cover north and south island in about 23 days. Left Auckland on Tuesday morning. Spent Monday getting sorted and exploring the city, not very inspiring so glad to be travelling again. Once out of the city heading south you very quickly understand how New Zealand has gained a reputation for stunning scenery. It really is breathtaking. Rolling hills ...

Back on the road. This time I'm on a hop on hop off tour but don't have much time for hopping off. Plan is to cover north and south island in about 23 days. Left Auckland on Tuesday morning. Spent Monday getting sorted and exploring the city, not very inspiring so glad to be travelling again. Once out of the city heading south you very quickly understand how New Zealand has gained a reputation for stunning scenery. It really is breathtaking. Rolling hills ...