After a somewhat lazy start and a brekkie cooked by Jules we set out to drive along the Western arm of Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy. The journey was made more interesting than it should be by the low level of petrol in the tank! We were faced by a bank of cloud which occasionally split to reveal tempting glimpses of the rugged snow capped mountainous landscape that lay awaiting us in Mount Aspiring NP. Glenorchy served well to refuel us with petrol, a flat white an...

Driving through NZ I have been surprised at how few sheep we've seen. For a land that is reknowned for having more sheep than members of the population and for someone who loves sheep, this has been somewhat disappointing! Today we have been to Walter Peak Farm to feed my desire to see sheepies! Lucky Gaz! We started our Sunday by visiting the world reknowned Ferg Burger establishment. Despite waiting 15mins for our food to be freshly cooked our timing was pe...

We woke up to some welcomed sunshine and blue sky this morning. Gary whipped up some bacon, poached eggs and muffins for brunch. We took a stroll down to the waterfront and pottered around the arts and crafts market. I treated Gary to a Argillite pendant which we plan to convert into a bracelet for him, as they don't seem to do many here. Gaz got some chips from Aggy's shack, which, he said yesterday, looked like a public loo! Anyhow, he was chuffed to bi...

It was raining when we woke up in Te Anau and once again Gary reminded me what an inspired idea it had been to get a motel room and not to camp. I agreed, again! We had a delicious brunch at the Fat Duck and I drove in the rain to Queenstown. The novelty of lakes and mountains was starting to wain. We arrived in a sunny Queenstown and headed through town, which was very busy, to our accommodation on Lake Esplanade via a coffee stop and isite visit to grab some br...