We had a good run down to Invercargill, plenty of stops on the way and tramps over cliffs and beaches to see the wildlife, the wee camper is going very well and gets plenty of looks and comments.We booked in at another very nice site and met up with a young Indonesian couple who we were to meet several times more on our journey. We had a lovely night with Una's Aunty Carol and Uncle George,their daughter Nicky and partner Neil came round to see us,Carol made us ...

We arrived here in one piece and in good time,had to get here it is the Edinburgh of the southern hemisphere,Dunedin is celtic for Edinburgh,the street names are all the same and in the same layout more or less,the only difference is it is surrounded by and built on hills,not hills as we know them,hills that have had a good dose of steroids.As we were trying to negotiate our way to the campsite we were up and down like a rollercoaster,at one point I came up over ...

Aaron McPhee was the young chap who introduced us to SQUID,we did all the paper work and checked the van out and he waved us off,I climbed in the front seat( great view from up here)foot on the clutch, no clutch!! it was automatic transmission jings,crivens and help ma boab!! or words to that effect. the depot was in the middle of Christchurch city so I was on a steep learning curve, I nailed my left foot to the floor, kept my left hand on the wheel,didn't shut ...

Hi Everyone, Made it to another internet cafe,there is so much to see and great distances to travel it isn't always easy to get somewhere open at the end of the day. I arrived in Melbourne and Alison was at the airport to meet me,she is looking well and has had a fabulous time travelling.We booked into a youth hostel for the night,I reckon I'm the oldest swinger in town!! The next morning we got a tram into the the city and had a walk round, on the way back w...

Hi Everyone, Thankyou for your messages it was good to hear from you. August 31st.I left Mandurah with a heavy heart,time had passed too quickly but it was so good to meet up with the family again,hope it wont be as long until I see them again. Jim took me to the airport,it was a beautiful sunny day,I had to go right through to departures so we didn't have a lot of time to say goodbye. The flight over to Melbourne was very busy,mainly business men by the look...