So here we are on the North Island after a eventful 3 weeks on the South Island. The first point of call was Wellington after a 3 hour ferry crossing. We spent a couple of days in Wellington but unfortunately the weather wasn't great so we didn't get up to much. Our impression of Wellington wasn't great as it seemed very industrial and worlds apart from the stunning environment of the south. One plus point though was that Wellington was full of bars a...

So journal no. 3,214 if we are going on Grant's counting skills then. It was off up to the top of the South Island from Kaikoura and along the way there were a few things that caught our (well, mainly my) attention... these being vinyards. There are about a million in the Marlborough region and driving past we saw a few that produced wines that I even recognised the names of... Montana, Cloudy Bay (remember stacking the latter in Sainsburys... ah fond memorie...

Hey here's blog number 3,231, well it feels like that number anyway.  O.k. before we got to Kaikoura and all the marine activities we stopped off at a place called Hanmer Springs for a little r & r. Hanmer Springs is a small little town which has developed into a tourist resort because they have hot springs running up from the ground. The have diverted these springs into little pools and developed the area into a little health type resort, the perfec...

So, what have we been up to since our last little electronic meeting then? Well, everyday has been packed to the max at the mo, so much so that I actually forgot we even went to Franz Josef so hopefully as I write this it will all come back to me.It was a bit of a trek to Franz Josef from Queenstown but a beautiful drive, past Lake Wanaka and through Mount Aspiring National Park. As the night drew in and we had still not arrived we were gradually confronted by th...

Another blog I here you groan, well don't worry only another few more weeks and that'll be it! Right I'll start off with most important thing first, Spiderman 3 was disappointing. Its tough for me to say as I love all things marvel, but hey it could have been better. Anyway that was our first experience of Queenstown, I went cinema and Linz went shopping, fits eh. Also later on that evening we popped out for a bite to eat and met up with a familar fac...