Hand Moana back day today L We went into Christchurch and saw a couple of acts at the annual Buskers festival. 'The boy with tape on his face' made us both laugh a lot! We also went to the museum, to the 'wearable arts exhibition'. We then took a walk looking at all the buildings that had very visible damage from all the earthquakes. From the edge of the red zone you could see the extent of the devastation and the work that's on going to help. It all felt veryeer...

We drove to Kaikora in plenty of time for our whale watching trip. We made some lunch, did some packing, up dated the blog etc, I even went into where we had to check in and said we was on a trip later on in the afternoon and asked if I could use the toilets.... So just imagine our frustration and annoyance when we went in 2 hours later all wrapped up warm and packed with supplies, to find they hadn't ran any tours that day due to high winds out at sea!! DOH! We...

A little sad as we have now finished our Aussie adventure but can't wait for the New Zealand ones to begin ... And due to a slight mix up they have as we land at 5.40pm and the office to collect the van shut at 4pm!We soon find somewhere lovely to stay and they even offer us a cheap feed at the near by working mens club! So off we go with our maps and lonely planet in hand, ready to set to work on a plan of action. A yummy and cheap tea eaten, and cheap drinks to...