We were up early to check out and wait for the kiwi experience bus that was picking us up at 0730. All went fine with kiwi, we met our bus driver, Morrie, got on the coach and drove up 180km North of Christchurch to Kaikoura - taking in amazing scenery on the way. On the bus we'd arranged our accommodation so when we got to Kaikoura we were dropped off at the Lazy Shag Hostel, lol. It was in Kaikoura that Rob got his traditional Maori tattoo done and where Nick...

Set the alarm early as didn't want to waste the day in Christchurch. First stop was pak n save, the biggest supermarket we've ever been in. We got a few bits and had breakfast back at the hostel before venturing into sight seeing. The hostel is right in the city which helps. We walked to the Cathedral Square before onto the Botanical Gardens, Art Centre, Avon River, City Mall, Victoria Square and then back to Cathedral Square where we walked around the inside of ...

Our last day in Oz!! We got up early to pack and clean the house for Jenny before walking to the train station in Brisbane style with our bags in a trolley to save carrying them all the way! We got the train to Southern cross station in the city which is also the bus terminal where we were able to catch the Sky Bus straight to the airport. Check in was a breeze and before going through security we went for a lunch/dinner at a McDonalds we had spotted on our way...

Didn't get up to much again today, we're just getting ready for our Oz departure tomorrow by doing a few loads of washing etc. Bit boring, sorry!

After a few busy days we decided to take it easy and relax today and also sort out anything we could for the rest of our trip.