Amazing drive to Collingwood, switchback roads over a huge hill(takaka). Weve found a nice friendly site to stay at for a couple of days. Weve decided we hate the big posh sites, its just like staying at an expensive car park. The small friendly (and cheaper) ones are much nicer! Abit of rain last night, cant complain after idyllic weather at Marlborough Sounds. So we're doing laundry this am - funny how everything starts getting smelly sooner when youre cam...

We've been at a Dept of Conservation campsite with no facilities on the Queen Charlotte Drive in beautiful Marlborough Sounds - hence no blog entries. Thanks for all your comments, even if half of you were just talking among yourselves! Sadly, we didn't get to whale-watch, we stayed nearly 2 days, but the seas were too rough and all the trips were cancelled, boo hoo! Instead we had a fantastic walk on the Kaikoura peninsula in absolutely tremendous winds! The...

Hello again! We're having big problems putting photos on here so I'll just write a bit now. We're at Kaikoura now, hoping to go on the Whale Watching Tour tomorrow, weather permitting. On our way up here we stopped at a seal colony just on the side of the road. There were dozens of fur seals basking on the rocks, and colony of red billed gulls (like our Black headed gulls) as well - Rod went too close and got seriously poo-ed upon!! Bri and Rob, Bookworm was ...

Amendment to the last blog......apparently the australian magpie only eats MINCE, not MINTS, I must have misheard! Must have been the Kiwi accent! Off to Kaikoura today.. xxx

Midday on our first full day. Sorry to hear about snow in UK but it's been sunny and warm here, tee hee!! We were a bit shocked when we picked up the campervan - quite a bit older and smaller than we thought, but after spending our first night in it, at a site in Christchurch, we are sure it will suit us fine.....as long as the noise in the ?wheel bearings doesnt come to anything!!!! Anyone expecting a call from us I think is going to be disappointed, we cant se...