G'day all, sorry it's been a while since the last update - no wi-fi since the airport at Christchurch, and I'm actually writing this in our motel in Alice Springs, so have to catch up on our time in Sydney! On Tuesday 20th March our alarm went off at 04.00, and by 04.45 we were at the airport (only about 3 minutes on the shuttle bus from our hotel)! We had a smooth flight and landed ahead of schedule, more confusing time travelling though, as we went forward i...

Dropped off the Camper van yesterday. We did a short walk around Christchurch - very strange and humbling to see all the earthquake damage. Quite emotional really. At the airport now and about to board the flight to Sydney.

So here we are, in Christchurch, in our camper van for the last night. Tomorrow night we'll be in the Airport hotel, as we have to check in at about 5am for our flight to Sydney. We probably won't have wi-fi either, so this maybe the last update for a couple of days. This morning Tony went for another long training run, and completed about 15 miles, on a very hilly route and in about 25 degrees of heat. He came back very tired, and caked in dried on salt, but oth...

Happy St Patrick's Day everybody!! It's been strange this year, because I feel like I've celebrated it a day early, although of course I haven't, because it was the 17th here today! We started off the day with a 7.15am check-in for our whale-watching boat trip, the weather was gorgeous, and the sea not as rough as predicted, although a few people did get sick. While we were searching for the whales, we saw a giant Albatross, which was a real bonus. Then we were ...

Just another random photo from the STA photo library, but we really are back on the coast again, this time on the East Coast, in Kaikoura. Took the scenic route again this morning, and it definitely was much more scenic than yesterday, taking us up and down mountains again, round the now familiar hairpin bends. This is the first time we have arrived at any campsite in time to have lunch! It seems very nice here and we're staying for two nights before we go down t...