I left Paul and Sonia's (temporarily, I will be back!) on Wednesday and took the Magic Bus from Christchurch city centre. The Magic Bus is one of several tours which you can choose from to take you around the sites in New Zealand. The one I am on will take me around the South Island with about 8 overnight stops. So on Wednesday we drove to Kaikoura, North from Christchurch. The drive was beautiful, lots of snow covered mountains and rugged beaches! Before arrivi...

Left San Francisco at 9pm on 10th August american time and I arrived this morning - 12th August New Zealand time! At Paul and Sonia's place now which is lovely. It's in the hills just behind Christchurch and has some great views when its not cloudy. This morning it was 0 degrees celsius and raining! Brrrrrr! Alot different to California, but I am prepared! Saw snow on the mountains as I flew in which was ace. Anyway, more updates to follow.... 17th August So I...