Finally I am sober enough to write again. Had a fantastic time in Kapiti with Cath & Rob though the pictures we have suggest we were a little drunk by the end of it! We started out quite sensibly and went for a lovley meal on the beach at Kapiti with views of the Island and a beautiful sunset. After that we stayed at Cath & Rob in glorious comfort after weeks in the back of a van! We also made full use of the mod cons Cath kindly offered and I had a d...

We have made it to the North Island and have landed in civilisation. After spending so much time in small towns and the remotest of camp sites it is strange to be back in a loud and crowded city! Wellington has not been kind with the weather but that seems to be the same for most of NZ. Our last few days in Nelson were the exception to the rule though and we were able to take in some of the sights of Abel Tasman and the surrounding area without having to wear...

What a fab day! The weather has finally listened to our prayers and we have made up for the last few days. Today we have spent it in Kaikoura, possibly one of the most beautiful places on earth where the mountains literally meet the water. It was pretty yesterday but with the sun shining it is gorgeous! The sea is a million different shades of blue and green! Early morning for us as we had booked a dolphin and whale tour. Our first tour was out at sea swimm...

We have covered plenty of distance since our last blog! It is about 2000km so far for NZ. After Queenstown we have been taking in the scenery and the wildlife as we travelled through Te Anau, Invercargill, Caitlins, Dunedin, Omaru, Akoroa and finally Hamner Springs. Te Anau it rained and rained and rained which we sort of expected of Fiordland so we did a lot of sightseeing of the lakes from the car. We did stop off at a small information centre and watched a...

Hi all Have finally met Rob and Cath properly after bumping into them yesterday. We met up with them for breakfast overlooking the lake. Carl & I had a full fry up to fuel us for the day! After that we went to some craft markets but resisted the temptation to filling up our luggage to super excessive levels. It was nice for Carl to catch up on family news and we will be seeing Chris and Matthew when we get up to the North Island. Its so funny to hear th...