We were excited to travel to Dunedin as it was our first city since Christchurch however our arrival got off to a slight hitch, as there was no freedom campsites nor was there any D.O.C sites(not sure what it stands for at a guess - Department of Conservation?) which only charge a small fee. With this news we parked up and whilst Angie got to stay in the camper (to make sure we didn't get any tickets for not paying the pay and display) Antonio headed out on foot ...

Our next stop was Omaru, and after a long drive from Mt Cook we arrived in the coastal town that we instantly liked. We found a freedom campsite and headed there spending the day relaxing overlooking the beach.In the early evening we headed to Bushy Beach a well known site to see the Yellow Eyed Penguins. This is where they return after a day in the ocean to climb the mountain to their nest. When we got there we were waiting a while for them to come in as two stu...

Our next stop was the breath taking Lake Tekapo, so large it looks like an ocean. The water is crystal clear and shimmers under the sun bright turquoise. The first thing we did when we got there was to walk down to the lake and take in the sights. We have a self contained solar power camper but every 4 or 5 days we have to go to proper campsite to charge up and dump our waste and water etc. Whilst at Lake Tekapo, we used a power site and plugged in charging up ev...

We arrived in Christchurch after (yet another!) delayed flight. It was wet, late and cold and we were not happy as we headed straight to our motel. The hostel manager Steve was a really good guy and ended up helping us out loads with free lifts and advise on NZ. The weather began to pick up and we spent our first day in Christchurch looking for campers to rent or buy. Unfortunately due to the recent earthquakes in Christchurch, a number of the shops were shut dow...

After a 16 hour bus journey we arrived in Sydney and headed to Kings Cross to our hostel Jolly Swagmans. Kings Cross is a mix of London's Kings Cross, Amsterdam's red light district and a mental hospital so we were not overly happy to stay around this area for too long! After cleaning up we went for a walk around Sydney to gather our bearings. The first person we saw was a 6 foot 5 silver dreadlocked transvestite! We finally found a few nice places in a much nice...