Arrived in Kaikoura at lunch time and have had a relaxing afternoon down by the sea front. I have generally had a lazy and relaxing day. Got up and took my time leaving hamner springs as it was such a lovely place and is just like centre parks but on a town scale and not as expensive to stay there! I made the journey through stunning scenery along some vwery steep and winding roads. The views were worth it though. Arrived at my final hostel of the trip and it i...

Had another fantastic day here in NZ. Clear blue sky and sun was out in force again, so no complaints on that front. Had my first decent nights sleep that I actually felt warm due to the hot water bottle and comfy bed. It is defintiely a place I would recommend to anybody stopping in hamner to stay in. This morning I went for a walk up the hill/moutainside and around hamner forest. It was goregous with everything glinting and sparkling in the sun from the frost....

I left drizzly Greymouth thinking that my run of good weather was over to arrive in Hamner Springs in glorious sunshine and blue skies! It was gorgeous and made the mountains around look even more spectacular. My hostel I am staying in is amazing, it is like a log cabin with a pet cat called pepper. There is a log fire that is lit with a comfy lounge, clean kitchen and bathroom to die for back home! My room comes with a hot waterbottle which will be a godsend to...

Well today was always going to be a good day with being able to bask in the knowledge of being the proud owner of a 2:1 degree in physiotherapy! I am dead chuffed and slept with a big grin on my face! Today I made the trip to Pancake rocks and they were amazing. Took millions of photos and even got to enjoy sun there after waking up to sea mist in greymouth. I had a look around the crafts studio and enjoyed a drink at the coffee shop there. On the return to gre...

So after my first decent nights sleep on the road I have made it to Greymouth. I have to admit this is the nicest place I have stayed. It is clean, tidy, friendly and I got 30 mins free interenet! On the scenic drive here, I stopped off in Hokitika which is a quaint little town which I quite liked. I enjoyed a pot of tea in a lovely cafe called 'Millies'. How english am I! I also had a look around there glass blowing studio and the jade factory. After lunch on t...