Sorry for the long delay, but have been struggling to get enough time to write our blog whie we were on the road. However we are now back in Auckland, we have uploaded lots of photos and here is our adventure story from the south island. We flew down to Christchurch on Monday 3rd August and were able to get a good view of the Marlborough sounds, a slight hint at what was to come. We picked up our campervan and found out we had been upgraded!!! To a new...

We are now back in Auckland after spending over a week away touring the North Island. We hired a car for $19 a day which works out at less than 10 pounds, so obviously we weren't expecting a nice shiny new car. It arrived and was a dented, scratched, white Kia Rio. It could turn left and right, go forward and backwards so what more could we want. After planning our route we set off for Cambrigde to meet some relatives of mine. The drive down was nice and easy and...

Sorry there hasn't been a blog entry in a while, but we have been taking it easy and chilling out with walks along the beach and not much else. We arrived over two weeks ago and went to the Auckland Museum, learning about the Maori culture and way of life. We took the ferry across to Devonport an old town with beautiful weatherboard Victorian villas, so lots of photo taking. There is also two great hills/old volcanoes to climb up where you get great views of the ...

We have had an amazing last two days, starting off on Saturday and our Hunter Valley wine tour. We set off early in the morning and went for a morning stroll through a national park and had a nice cup of tea and delicious warm chocolate muffin, it was huge, no pictures I am afraid, but let’s just say it was bigger than the cupcake you can see me eating. We arrived at our first vineyard about 11.30 and stood around the bar while the owner poured over 10 ten diff...

Sorry we haven’t been able to update you for a while, but we have been on the road for a while and rather busy. We weren’t sure what to expect from Australia, but our second day here was most definitely a highlight of the entire trip. The hostel where we stayed was great, the staff were so friendly and helpful and they helped us organise a boat trip for the next day. Pete was keen to get another dive under his belt, so signed up for one whilst on the boat tri...