Queenstown, NZ We arrived into QT on Saturday 2nd May and enjoyed one of the best drives around Lake. The scenery was spectacular with overpowering mountains surrounding the entire Wakatipu Lake. We had a leisurely walk around the gardens before meeting up with Zoe for a coffee in town. Zoe, a old school friend of mine who I’ve known since nursery moved out here about 2 years ago and she’s never looked back…and I don’t blame her. QT is most probably on...

New Zealand (South Island) 25th April - 10th May 2009 We’re currently both fighting colds as we travel across the Cook Straight to Wellington (me more than Darren!) So I thought it was a great time to wipe the dust off the laptop and bring it to life with some stories to tell you from the south island! Well where do I start? We have had the busiest 16 days on the south island of NZ, its definitely been an adventure! I don’t think I’m going to have time t...

Saturday 18th April 2009 We caught the 9.30am bus to Sydney and arrived into the city we fell in love with at New Year at lunchtime! The closest campsite we could find to the centre of the city was about 7 miles north in Lane Cove, right on the edge of the National Park and river. Luckily the Greyhound stopped in a suburb called Chatswood and we were able to hop off there and catch the local bus 2 miles down the road…perfect! From the bus stop the campsite was...

So after coming back from Port Stevens we checked back into the YHA in Newcastle for 2 nights (most probably one of the best hostels we've stayed in in OZ) The sun was shining so we spent the rest of the afternoon down Newcastle Beach, only a short walk from the hostel. The ocean was its usual lush bright blue colour and the waves were massive! There were lots of surfers and bodyboarders enjoying the surf! We took a boogie board down with us from the hostel and ...

Tues 14th April So after a night in Newcastle, we hired a car and drove 30 miles back north (onto a peninsula that Greyhound buses dont run to) called Port Stevens! We only heard about this area through another couple Lisa and Doug who stayed here a few weeks back and fell in love with the area. Apparently so much nicer than Newcastle and lots to do! Luckily the weather was on our side and we arrived by lunchtime! We only had the car for 2 days so we had to cra...