Hello Hope everyone is well. OK, so we are not actually there yet, but are in the gateway to Fjordland which looks very similar. We left Christchurch on the Saturday in our campervan. It's really cool and plenty big enough for two hobbits such as ourselves. We got the keys about 12 and promptly got lost on our way to find the supermarket to stock up on supplies. The main supermarket around is called Woolworths, (similar in style and quality), and we actual...

Hello Happy New Year! Many thanks for the messages and cards we received, it was great to hear from you. We sent replies so hopefully they got through. Here we are in Christchurch. You can't get any further down under than this. The weather is pretty good with bright sunshine but a cool breeze to remind us of England. We are off on our campervan tour tomorrow and have managed to extend our stay to 25 days. Should be good. Spending today having a look arou...