M&D in the Catlins Coast and Invercargill It was a long drive from Dunedin to Invercargill and again we stopped off at a few places along the gorgeous Catlins coast. The weather had picked up which was good as the wind was so strong along the southern coast we were nearly blown away. We visited some lovely beaches and took a few short scenic walks into the wilderness along the beautiful, rugged coastline. Our favourite spot had a huge rocky plateau with w...

M&D in Oamaru We said goodbye to CC and Kiwi and after some careful rearranging of luggage we eventually managed to cram it all in the tiny car. We were bound for Dunedin but had a few points of interest to see along the way. The main roads made us laugh as they are all single lanes and are not much bigger than most of our 'B' roads! The towns on the map that we expected to be the size of Colchester or Darlington were actually populated with about 300 peo...

M&D in Christchurch Kiwi met us at the airport went for lunch and a few drinks then sat like bogans drinking in the garden. The next five days we spent relaxing at Kiwi's, catching up/getting to know him and while he was at work we took our time viewing some of Christchurch sights. We visited the cinema twice and I was delighted to be able to cook in a kitchen all to myself. My highlight was seeing Kune Kune pigs for the first time, they are so ugly but ...