Darren & I spent four weeks driving around both the North & South Islands of New Zealand, what a beautiful country it is to visit. Highlights include : sailing on Milford Sound, whale watching in Kaikoura, wine tasting in Gisborne, driving through flood waters just outside Wellington, going in a 4WD bus along Ninety Mile Beach, Darren driving up the steepest street in the world in Dunedin, visiting the Maori cultural centre and smelly but spectacular landscape in...

Next stop on my round the world ticket to Oz was for 4 days in New Zealand, where I met up with my friend Bill and we hired a car to go sightseeing around the top part of the North Island of NZ. It was a lovely few days soaking up the sun and trying the NZ wines ! It was great to catch up with Bill again and hear the goss about people still working at Macedon Ranges (where I worked for 4 years before leaving for England).