Abel Tasman April 6 - 7 After a lazy morning in Nelson we took the short but scenic drive up to the Abel Tasman National Park. This road was surrounded by apple and cherry trees, many of which were being harvested and sometimes being sold in small huts on the side of the road. We stopped enroute in Motueka to have lunch and walk around but there wasn't much to excite us in the area so we headed up to Marahau, a very small township at the gateway to the Natio...

Nelson April 4 - 6 We awoke after a night of heavy rain at the campsite in Franz Josef which is always noisy when you're sleeping inches from the roof of a camper van. We couldn't decide exactly where to stop next so set off north up the West Coast and decided we'd stop when we found somewhere we liked. A few hours into the trip we arrived in Reefton, a small mining village with little to offer in the way of excitement and so made the choice to make the most...

Fox & Franz Josef Glacier April 2 - 4 We left Lake Hawea and headed around the winding mountain roads for Fox Glacier, there was never going to be much to write about for this day as it was just a travelling day before we hiked Franz Josef glacier. We just stayed at Fox as we had free camping there! As it turned out, the holiday park was one of the best we've stayed in with brand new facilities. Come the evening we decided to brave the short but pitch-bl...

Wanaka/Lake Hawea April 1 - 2 We left Queenstown feeling a bit sad as we'd loved the place so much - if we had more money we'd probably have stayed longer and done more crazy adrenaline sports, but seeing as we didn't the day would have been wasted! So we set off for Wanaka (only a short drive) and stopped at Puzzling World enroute. Stuart Landsborough started the tourist attraction 35 years ago with a huge maze. This attracted many visitors and ever sin...

March 29 - April 1st We left Te Anau slightly later than planned (as we always do) and made the 170km trip to Queenstown. Once again this road was another rival for the Great Ocean Road, especially when we were driving along the lake winding around the mountains with our mouths wide open. After a quick stop at Jucy to get some money they owed us we drove into town and found our holiday park for the next few nights - once again another that offers Jucy discoun...