With the girls now in close proximity, we were less likely to get ourselves into bother and the chance of eating a healthy meal had just increased ten fold. In return for us being mothered, we made them go bungy jumping. Fair's fair. I honestly think the pair of us scarred emma for life. It must be every girls nightmare when jumping on scales in public to hear the words " Jesus, how much loose change have you got in ya pockets.." Jumping off a suspende...

The 6 days we spent in Queenstown definately make this place a contender for pick of the stops. Without a doubt - the funnest place to be in the whole of New Zealand. For such a petite little lakeside town, it packs one hell of a punch. It ruined our bank accounts and our bowels. I won't go into details. And now im finally over the drama of losing my wallet, i can finally bring myself to talk about it all. 7 months later.. We were recharged and feeling relativel...

I think before anyone reads any further, you should google map the journey from Greymouth to Queenstown. What a long afternoon drive. Sorry I meant what a long drive with a shocking hangover. Safe to say I put dibs on the second stint. That passenger seat was going into recline mode for sure. Got a little samey in parts, the drive... We did however have a shark by the tail during one of our little roadside respites. Literally only pulled over to water the tyres...

Greymouth! What. a. gem. It's a shame this hidden treasure was unearthed really. Anyhow, we docked in Picton after our scenic ferry crossing. Absolutely stunning. Tom still wouldn't believe me that dolphins followed the ship for about an hour. The joys of being a smoker hey. So we set off with no real final destination in mind. It was just a case of drive until we can drive no more...After another heavy stint behind the wheel we decided we should stop at the litt...

Wellington truly deserves its big city hit status. I think with all the travellers filing through the capital for the north - south island crossing, it keeps the place constantly buzzing. Sat right on the southern tip of the north island, it seems isolated at first. But don't let the map deceive you. The drive down was atrocious. We attempted just short of a 400km drive in one afternoon. Pretty hardcore at the best of times, but considering I was deteriorating by...