Day 352 (Friday 21st November 08) Into Kaikoura to have a look around and some breakfast. Went out to the end point where there were meant to be a lot of seals around. One on the rocks right infront of where we parked very close! Walked up the hill to the viewpoint which was a good view over Kaikoura and could see some seals playing in the water. Back into Kaikoura and to the tourist information. Had heard that Kaikoura was a good cheap place for crayfish so wen...

Day 351 (Thursday 20th November 08) Made the most of the internet and power for the morning before we had to be checked out of the campsite. Luckily the day was looking to be a bit nicer! Headed across the country passing through Arthur's Pass. Amazing scenery passing through all the mountains. Stopped in Arthur's Pass to cook up some lunch and had the Keas around us wanting our lunch! Carried along the very scenic drive and luckily the weather had cleared up so...

Day 350 (Wednesday 19th November 08) Off to find some toilets in the nearest town and then have some breakfast. Went through Hokitika and ended up in Greymouth. Popped into New World again and then found a campervan park. Made some lunch and chatted to the friendly owner about where he had been on his travels. Then went to use the internet.Had a nice spa in the evening as there was a free spa at the campsite. Freezing going back to the van in the cold and rain!

Day 349 (Tuesday 18th November 08) Got woken up at about 5:50am to a loud knocking on the door! A guy that said he was security and there was no camping around here, we had to move on straight away as the police were following him down and would fine up NZD 500 each. Got dressed in record time and the curtains up so it didn't look like we were doing anything wrong! Drove off along with the other 2 campervans parked up. Went only round the corner to another of th...

Day 348 (Monday 17th November 08) Luckily woke up to a much nicer day. Went off to some of the Lord of the Rings sites and went for a walk to take some photos and try and find the exact point. We then headed up to Arrowtown stopping at where they do the Shotover Jet on the way. Looked really good fun but funds have dwindled so no chance! Arrowtown was a cute old village. Had a walk through and went down by the river which they also used in Lord of the Rings. The...