Hi all VA here !!! After leaving the Lyn going crazy 3am ferry.Did wonder did I need to find a mental hospital on south as Lyn isn't good with sleep deprivation.Think she goes back to 3 years of age. We left the ferry at Picton and slept yet again in a car park - we had two hours sleep before finding a lovely campsite next to the river in Blenheim. They couldn't take us until 11 so we OH DEAR we found shopping time again. Once on the campsite we did our very ne...

Hi again thought that my attempt yesterday was deleted before it was completely sent but when I logged on just now so pleased to have messages from the old world. We are now sat in a very luxurious hotel having a glass of Shiraz - thank god it's not an internet cafe - Vicky's looking at the sofas and light fitting likes she never seen anything like it in her life before - she's already forgotton her previous existence and is fast becoming an unkempt trucker - we...

Hi everyone, here is my first attempt at my travel blog. I arrived in Auckland on Monday afternoon after a very tedious uneventful four flights but first impressions of NZ seem to be well worth the 30 odd hours spent in cattle class air travel. The first night I spent in Aucland on my own - I wandered the streets and the harbour front in complete comfort and safety - Auckland is a very clean and attractive city - it seems like they've done quite a lot of re-va...