What a great birthday I have had today it's not exactly going into Cleckheaton for beers and curry, but a close second!!!!! We took a drive out of Dunedin and went to the Otago Peninsula, it's a 30km drive around Otago Harbour and the weather has been phenomanal. On the way there are tons of things to stop off at.Our first stop was Larnach Castle,which is the only castle in NZ and was built in 1871 and from the tower at the top you get superb views of Dunedin an...

Hi Guys We have had a mixed bag today, we decided to take the scenic route from Invercargill to Dunedin and stop off at several sights along the way. We set off with the sun shining and headed north for the first time in 9 days. It became apparent that most of the sights to see were off the main road down gravel tracks which are no good for the hire car (stone chips and windscreen damage= lots of dollars!!!) The one thing we did go and see was Purakaunui Falls ...

Good Morning Everybody. Today we took the 1 hour catamaran ride from Bluff across to Rakioura or Stewart Island as most of you will know it. For you that know your Maori history you will know that the Island had the original name of "Te Punga o Te Waka a Maui"which translates as "The anchor stone of Maui's canoe"It refers to the part played by this island in the legend of Maui and his crew, who from their canoe (South Island) caught and raised the great fish (No...

I'm sure you all missed not getting a post yesterday so we have 2 days worth for you today as the hostel we stayed in last night was total pants!!! Saturday 4th August Today was our big trip with a full day booked to venture into the Fjordland National Park and visit Milford Sound. Our coach collected us at 10.15am and it was a 3 hourtrip to get to Milford stopping off at several places along the way. The first stop was Eglinton Valley which they used for scene...

Thursday 2nd August After breakfast it was a short ride down the road to Lake Matheson which gives some great reflections of Mt Tasman and Mt Cook (Aoraki) From here we drove to Wanaka passing some great scenery and Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka on the way. Once in Wanaka we visited Puzzleworld to walk around the largest maze in NZ. We spent 1 hour walking around the maze and must have walked about 2 miles trying to get out Wanaka was fully booked up due to the...