The ferry journey over to the South Island was thankfully calm as we had been warned it would be rough, rough, rough as the Tasmin sea was very unforgiving. This sailing is said to be the most scenic short cruise in the world. We missed the dullest part of the trip as we decided to watch a film on board instead of braving the wind and cold out on deck. We did get ourselves outside as we entered in to the sounds as we saw our first glimpses of the south island. ...

On arrival in New Zealand the first thing that hit us was the cold, the wind and the rain. However this didn't deter us from the great excitement we both felt. On arrival at Auckland airport you have to declare if you are carrying any food stuffs, it was great to see the amusement on the face of the official that Andrew D spoke to as he stood there and loudly declared that we were bringing in some muesli that we had bought with us from Woolworths, this we foun...

Intrepid loyal and non rewarded readers, sorry for the non activity of this so called blog over the past few months. Between dodgy internet connections and just plain couldn't be bothered we haven't been keeping it updated. The last time we updated we were in Glenn Innes which was a long long time ago so we shall update now with the rest of Australia and add a couple more blogs to let you know what we have been getting up to in New Zealand. Well after leavin...

Glenn Innes was our next destination and we were a little unsure about stopping here but as it was the only choice on the road back to the coast we went for it. It was a small town in the Celtic country and they sure do love everything Scottish with bagpipe players aplenty. We selected a small park with only about 30 sites and then headed into town. Our first stop was the local RSL club for lunch which I think the best way to describe it is like having somet...

Today we set off on The Waterfall Way, expecting great scenery and some stunning views, with waterfalls cascading down mountains and interesting walks. What we got however was slightly different. Some waterfalls were mostly trickles as the effects of so little rain became apparent. The first walking track we selected was like walking through a boggy marsh and like all the best explorers we gave it up as a bad job. Not to be put off we found another track and...