The sun came out and once again we made an emotional departure from Waitaha. It's simply not possible to fully explain what a great time me and Dan there had but suffice to say Stu is a truly special person and we will see him again one day - hopefully when he comes to the Yorkshire Show next year! Yay! We drove up the crazy west coast to Punakaiki and stayed at the Beach Hostel where me and James had stayed. The private hut we'd had was closed though, due to th...

A really daunting drive lay ahead us, through Arthurs Pass to the west coast but we knew the scenery was going to be so awesome we didn't mind. So to wake up to a huge, low bank of fog in Christchurch was a bit annoying! But we hit the road and it all just cleared away and we were treated to the Greatest Show on Earth! The Southern Alps run the length of the S Island and we drove straight across them, gawping in wonder. It was truly magical. Stopping to take ...