Methven, New Zealand
Our second day of the campervan took us from peaceful Akaroa over the 'summit road' a very steep and twisty route over the hilltops high along the backbone of the Banks Peninsular. It offered spectacular views of the inlets and villages below but did make me feel a bit queasy :-S We stopped for lunch by Lake Ellesmere which was home to a vast array of black swans, shelducks and various other birds.
The drive south from Christchurch took us past the bottom of M...