Saturday 25 July After camping so long and being so exhausted I hoped to sleep well. No such luck. But nice to have a private bathroom close. We join for breakfast and then head out for a drive. It starts raining too. We head into a national park and stop at some hot pools for a break. It's still wet when we stop for lunch in the car. But as the afternoon comes it does lighten to stop. We go for a walk toward a lake and back. We stop for pictures and views. The...

Friday 24th July We end up leaving sooner than originally planned because Malcolm wants to catch the free ferry across the lake. The petrol is getting lower and lower! We get to a town and stop at the info centre for directions and toilets. The petrol station is just up the road! It's then a short trip to the park where we meet Doug and Damon. We sit and catch up then head to a lake for lunch. Once at cranbrook we check into our hotel then head up to a historic...