19 January:The jet boating was amazing, far better than we imagined it to be. For a start the jetboat, was a twin V8 700bhp jet propelled beast. It took us along the river, only 10cm deep in places at speeds of up to 90km/h. It was so good, the driver loved his job as well, which I think made it more fun, he was a risk taker!The only other person on the boat with us 4, was Dot, a 65 year old woman from Newcastle. She was hilarious, originally planning to do a bun...

17 January:We purchased a camera today, a Canon A590 IS, incase anyone is interested in that kinda thing. It takes pics & vids so that's what matters.We met up with Ed & Sara and took our first trip as a 2 car convoy up to Kaikoura. We picked this spot for the simple fact that it was a preferred spot to swim with the 'Dusky Dolphins'.It was roughly a 2 hour drive with ever changing scenery & never a dull moment. It's like driving into a postcard, cons...

14 January:Today we started to pack everything ready to leave for Christchurch in the morning. We had a few things to sort in town as well, but nothing much exciting.Ed & I just sat in the flat on the evening, while Carly & Sara went to Speight's Brewery to do the guided tour. They were given a sample tray each with the 6 beers that they produce, their favourite being an Apricot wheat beeer. They came home quite late after a sneaky half in the pub, then w...

Back again, probably for the last time in a while, as we're leaving behind the luxury of things like bedrooms, a roof, tv & of course internet. Heading to Christchurch on Thursday to pick up our Wicked van & get back on the road, this time in a 2 car convoy. Yesterday we planned a day trip to a place called Tunnel Beach. We read a little about it before & didn't think it would have too much to offer, but we were wrong! It took roughly an hour to ...

Hey everyone, hope you are all enjoinf the blogs again after such a long dry spell. Well the last 3 days we have done some more exploring around Dunedin. Friday 9th Jan We decided to head into Central otago to check out the sights. Our plan was to drive to Alexander but after consulting with the lonely planet we decided to only go as far as Runfurly. Because the scenery was absolutely stunning but apart from that there wasn't many places of interest minus pubs...