3rd March - Today we sadly had to say goodbye to Bruce the car - dropped him at the airport before our flight back to Melbourne that morning. Arrived back there at lunchtime to a dramatic change in temperature - it was really hot! had a different hostel this time a bit nearer the centre and less like a mental asylum! we had windows in our room! In the afternoon we went out into the city and did some shopping before going back to the hostel and getting ready for N...

Today we left Christchurch for our next stop - Melbourne! Had to get up at 3 in the morning as our flight was at 6! had a 3 hour flight and arrived at about 8 o clock Oz time (2 hours back) feeling as if we had been up for too long already! Got a shuttle from the airport to our hostel just outside the centre and dropped our bags off before going out to find some much needed brekkie and a cup of tea! Walked along the river and thought it looked a lot like london s...