On our way up to the far north we stopped at a little place on the coast called Raglan. It was a lovely place and the camp site was right on the beach. The sun had decided to shine and it was quite warm so Matthew decided to get some fishing in and i decided to join him. I think i cast in 3 times and kept getting snagged, so got bored after about an hour and left him to it. He didn't catch any fish so we had fish and chips for tea, which were the best yet and...

After a delayed ferry to North Island we arrived late and into more rain. The next morning we intended on looking around Wellington but as it was still raining we decided to go to the Te Papa museum, which was fantastic and the best museum we have been to all trip by a long way. It was definitely the most interactive and a full day could be spent here without getting bored. With the rain still persistent when we had finished in the museum we headed back to the ca...

We left the rain behind as we drove from Milford sound back through Queenstown to the east coast, again in search of the sun and so Matthew could get some fishing done. It was a long days drive, but we wanted a few days of relaxation before we headed back to North Island. The next morning we headed to a little place called Karitene beach. The sun was shining so we headed for a walk along the beach to get some air in our lungs and so Matthew could see if it would ...

Driving from Fox Glacier to Milford Sound meant that we were driving the same rounte in places as to where we had been with Katie and Justin, we wanted to vary this as much as possible so we decided to take the Cadrona Valley road which is the road we had been on to the ski field by a 4 wheel drive bus with snow chains on. It looked completely different this time as all the snow had melted and the scenery was so green. In the snow it was a scarey experience with ...

Once we had said our goodbye's to Katie and Justin we headed into the Charlotte sounds as they are supposed to be stunning, also Matthew wanted to try and get some fishing done. It continued to rain all afternoon, all night and then the next morning, we figured that there wasn't much point hanging around the sounds as we couldn't see a thing, so we drove back through Havelock and headed to where there was sun. This was back on the west coast so we headed for th...