It had been a very wet night with the rain constantly drumming down on the roof. It was ferocious at times and we didn't sleep all that well. The paper towels we had used to plug the leak were absolutely sodden but luckily we were dry. We found a lantern under door number 8 of our advent calendar. After brekky we chilled for a while and then wandered over to the Glacier Hot Pools which were nestled in rainforest just across the road from the camp site. The cloud ...

It had been a very wet and wild night with torrential showers lashing the camper van. It was still raining when we awoke and opened door number 7 on our advent calendar. Behind it was a cute doggy wearing a christmas hat. After brekky we hit the road with a spooky mist clinging to the hills and we left Jacksons with the spirits of the valley watching us. We headed west and towards the coast driving through many rain showers. Once at the coast we headed south as w...

We awoke and opened window number 6 on our advent calendar to reveal a christmas stocking. After brekky we hit the road and headed inland to cross the Great Alpine Highway back over to the west side of the country. The weather was gorgeous with a blue sky and just a few white clouds. The journey from Geraldine was on fairly straight roads which took us through flat farming country. The mountains were shimmering in the distance and as we got closer the road became...

We discovered a teddy bear with a christmas hat on day 5 of our advent calendar. We had a relatively peaceful night until about half six when Alf & son emerged and started hollering at each other. The dog was still loose and no doubt had done it's early morning **** on the grass somewhere. We trod very carefully on our trips to the amenities! After brekky we got away from this catastrophe of a place and hit the road. We drove the short distance to the Moeraki...

Day 7 on our advent calendar was a cute pair of blue mittens. We awoke to a gorgeous day and to a gorgeous view. The sky was a clear blue with not a single cloud in sight. After brekky we went for a walk along the estuary beach and round to the ocean hoping to see another sea lion. The beach was beautiful in the morning light and we had a really lovely walk. As we got to the ocean we saw a big sea lion in the distance who was playing on the sand near the crashing...