Well this was it......what i (lou) have wanted to do for well ever! Whale watching! And here in NZ this is the place. Why?? Because in Kaikoura they have year long whales and as a bonus its right in the middle of the migration track! You dont know how excited i was and how much i am still buzzing! On the way here from the farmstay we stopped at a particular spot (thanks colin) that is home to a wild seal colony. Their were hundreds and in their natural habi...

So guys we have just finished out first ever farmstay and it was brillant. We were so nervous as we didnt know what to expect, neither of us had done anything like this before. Anyway we stayed with Colin and Judy Gray who were really sweet and Judy cooked the best dinners!! We felt comfortable almost immediately which is good. Their property is absolutely gorgeous, fillled with flowers, veg, fruit and trees. It smells pretty good too as the main flower that th...

Howdy Partners! We are in Wellington at the mo. Its nice but doesnt fell like a capital city!! In the way of things to do theres not much here but there is cafes and bars a plenty so we are happy!! Saying that we have been to Te Papa (Museum) which at the mo has the lord of the rings exhibit! Brillant! Pete has also been converted! He now loves the films, i think being here has something to do with it. We are staying @ a place called Rowena's, its nice e...

We heard great things about this place before we wrrived here so we thought it must be worth checking out! On our journey south from Rotorua we stopped off for a couple of hours at Lake Taupo, a really beautiful little town on the edge of New Zealands largest lake. When we arrived in Tonagriro National Park, Lou wouldn't keep quiet as she was excited about seeing her first snowy mountain. Simple things, eh? he he. I cant say I blame her though, after all we...

Well what can I say - just like the rest of NZ we have seen so far we love Rotorua! The people that told us the smell was overpowering were a bit over the top. We didnt think it smelt that bad...we have certainly smelt worse! We arrived here when it was dark and pouring with rain so finding our campsite was a bit of a mission. But find it we did and we settled down for our first night here. On our first full day we headed to a thermal reserve called Kuirau P...