Hello Since our last blog we have had a couple of chaotic days and have driven many many kms. Our first stop was Queenstown. This was a gorgeous town which reminded us of Zell am See. The whole area is very similar to the Alps. Whilst there we went on a trip around the lake on a jet boat. It was great fun but we were soaked and it is freezing! The water was perfectly clear and is apparently 98% pure. After this we went up the Gondola.  Rob was slightly scar...

Hi again, We have now had two nights in the Hippy Mobile and we are getting used to it. The first night wwas freezing but we have enough covers and sleep in enough layers to ensure we make it through the night. The campsites down here are superb. They have excellent facilities including large kitchens which means we don't have to cook outside in natures elements. All this for less than a tenner! Yesterday we had a superb cruise around Akaroa harbour where we s...

Hi from country number three. We are currently sitting in a little shop in Akaroa which doesn't really have much else. We picked up our 'hippy mobile' earlier today and it has already been good fun driving around the great country side. Yesterday we left Melbourne at 6am which meant we got up at 4 in the morning it was very painful!!! However Christchurch was very nice (despite spending little time there) and the first leg of our trip into the country has been s...