When we touched down In Christchurch, we went to collect the next campervan - Bertha's cousin…! Small, but cosy, it was our home for just the two of us for the next 3 weeks. We headed off to Akaroa that afternoon and parked up at a glorious site with spectacular views over the cliff. After catching up with our sleep, we headed out for a meal - delicious soup, salmon and pasta for main! Next on our plan was a visit to Lake Takapo. On route we would visit ...

So hear goes… The last 2 blogs! And since it's been 3 months, it will be a lengthy one! After sorting out a few loose ends in Melbourne, we hopped on our flight to Aukland, NZ to be greeted by Matt - Ade's old friend from Trek America. A very giggly couple of days including a pub quiz and bowling… 5 years and we just picked up from where we left off! It was lovely to see him, albeit a very quick trip before he took us to the airport where we met up with Holl...

Just discovered we haven't written since before Christmas!Here goes… Turned up all excited on Christmas Eve at our Toowong villa to find a pokey room with just a microwave and a toaster… We had a chicken to roast on Boxing Day!So we thought, stuff the money - this is Christmas, so we got a 2 bed villa with kitchenette and balcony overlooking the city.We even went to carols at church that night.Christmas Day saw Ade barbequing and a proper roast the day aft...

We arrived in Mission Beach 29th Nov.We were greeted by Richard, who Holly said, can only be described as similar to Ade's Dad!He gave us a nice little tour of the village on our hostel transfer and once we got there, he always asked us if we wanted to go to Woolworths again (Very good at his bus driving duties!).Although the beach itself was stunning, we couldn't help but notice the damage caused by cyclone Yasi earlier this year.Palm trees knocked down, roofs b...

When we arrived in Cairns, we spent the day looking around/shopping for the week ahead.A lovely resort town with a huge pool/lagoon by the marina, which is free for the public to use-very much needed due to the intense heat and stingers in the sea! Great Barrier Reef. Wow, we were both amazed by the creatures and plant life in the ocean.Saxon and Hastings Reef were the two locations our boat visited and we were provided with a delicious BBQ buffet for lunch.We w...