4800kms later... Our last post was from the warmth and comfort of Verandas hostel in Auckland. Since then we have driven extensively round both the North and South Island in our 2 litre Toyota campervan named Ponce. A name which came to be surprisingly apt when trying to drive up steep steep hills to ski area car parks. Such routes are normally only tackled by 4X4's, nevertheless Ponce never let us down, despite a leaking radiator, dodgy electrics, a broken heat...

Having missed Monday 15th June due to the international date line, we are now in Auckland. Everyone is so friendly here, and much more geared to backpackers than America, so much so that we even got a discount on the airport shuttle bus! We are staying in a lovely little hostel that is very homely and welcoming, only a short walk from the city centre. Although now a short walk has now taken on a much more lengthy definition to save our pennies! Yesterday we were...

After 13 days we have finally found time to update our blog. We are back in San Francisco after driving 1800 miles across 3 different states: California, Arizona and Nevada. We picked up the car (a Dodge Caliber not quite a charger but never mind!) from downtown San Fran last Friday and set off in the direction of the Grand Canyon. We decided to drive just 6 hours on the first day and stopped off in a little town in the middle of nowhere called Barstow. Here we ...

hello everyone, apologies in advance if this blog isnt the best im using atiny keypad and ive beena awake for along time in an effort to dodge any jet lag. staying on post street in the heart of downtown san francisco, only 3 blocks from union square. everywhere seems to have the letters sf as a prefix be it baseball caps or the police and taxis so expect a few cheesy photos of me standing,pointing and looking pleased that my initials are everywhere. seems like a...