Hello! I have found time to update. I´m at a loose end and got free internet access so here goes! So after getting back from our South Island trip, Karen wanted to spend some time with her sister and family while she still had some time left in NZ. I wanted to explore the North Island before I left! Angela kindly lent me her car for the weekend so I took off north on Saturday. My first time driving an automatic, and a saloon car for that matter. Was looking fo...

Next day was the bus to Kaikoura.That´s all I need to say about that.You can do dolphin & seal swimming there and whale watching but it was grey and overcast and misty.Enough said, I went on the net for a few hours!! Last day of our South Island trip, ahhh, just got the bus back to Picton where we were getting the ferry back to Wellington.Got back to Wellington where we were staying for the night.I like Wellington also.We attempted to find another outdoor c...

Next day onto Christchurch.We stopped in Geraldine on the way, pic especially for you Sull!!The town is in honour of you!We got to Christchurch early enough, if I can recall.I really liked it there, I think it´s my favourite NZ city.It´s got some lovely buildings and places to visit.First day we were there there was a market on so it was lovely to wander around that.We got pancakes, yum!Some lovely bits there and they have this indoor market, which I think is o...

We went on our way to Lake Tekapo that day, saw the Moreaki Boulders on the way, these rounded rock things on the beach, very cold.Saw Mount Cook, spectacular views but it´s too far away to get decent photos with my not so great camera LThen we visited the Good Shepherd Church, it´s this tiny church on a lake with mountains in the background, lovely views etc!!We got to Lake Tekapo in the afternoon.There´s nothing much to do there except a few watersports so I...

Next day bus to Dunedin., don´t think there was anything remarkable on the way.It´s a large enough city, nothing too spectacular but had a little wander around.Karen did the Cadbury Factory tour, I just looked around the town.That night then, 4 of us went to the cinema, saw Reveloutionary Road.Was really nice to go to the cinema actually, been ages now though!Next morning, leaving the city, we had to walk up the steepest hill in the world.That´s great exercise...