We rock up in Blenheim, looking slightly worse for wear given that our last shower was yesterday morning, and we have embarked on skydiving, kayaking and trekking since then! Kurt and Vaughan, hitch hiker #1's friends, have kindly taken us in again, for the bargain price of 1 case of Tui! Yes. The international currency - beer. They tell us we stink, order us into the shower and while we begin our getting ready party, they start on their own. The lounge fills up ...

On arrival we braved a trip to Cloudy Bay Vineyard (still feeling slightly worse for wear). The lady there didn't appear to like us very much, however obliged in taking our photo. We filled our boots with free wine and crackers, then headed into town where I actually bought some boots!!! Nice green pumps, $20, a true fashion accessory. To kill a bit of time we made a cuppa in the main road out of the back of Johnny, before heading to our 4 bedroom home for the ni...