Arriving in Lake Tekapo at night we couldn't help but notice the stunning scenery surrounding us! The lake itself against the backdrop of snow capped mountains! We headed to the lodge for a drink and saw some hot pools although we didn't take a dip - our swimming trunks were the last thing we packed for the walk! In the morning the beauty of the place was confirmed as we looked out the window of the campervan at the blue lake with clear blue skies! It took anothe...

After a 4am start in Australia we arrived in New Zealand and headed over to the camper van hire centre to get our van! They didn't have the one we ordered available, a Britz elite, so upgraded us to a Maui ultima! We watched the 'how to' DVD and signed all the forms and got on our way - only Martin couldn't get the automatic into gear! Five minutes later and we were on our way blaring out the tunes as Mart brought CDs!!! We were heading to Lake Tekapo, stopping o...

Now it's time to leave Australia we look back at all the things we have seen in the last month... Large things - kangaroo, shrimp, mango & a boot to name a few! They are everywhere! Whilst driving you merge right instead of left but drive on the left hand side of he road! Everyone says hello mate!!! Hanson operate here, so there's a job for you in Australia dad! The beer and cider is weak, almost clear in the light! People wear pants not trousers! Everyone's ...

Today was our last full day in Sydney so we set the alarms for a early start to make sure we had enough time to see as much as we could however the snooze button on the alarms were continually pressed and we managed to oversleep (why was the snooze button invented? It's open to be abused!!). When we finally managed to get ourselves into gear and got going we decided to stop for a sneaky Starbucks breakfast. Sophie played her usual trick of not buying a drink and ...

We arrived in Sydney after a 10 hour bus ride and checked in the hotel for sleep and a long lie in - yaaay! In the morning we headed out to Darling Harbour to see the big tourist attractions: the aquarium, wildlife zoo & madam tussauds! Then off to the Sydney Eye to take in the views all around Sydney - we were easy targets and bought 3 out of 4 photo books, with the same type of posing in each! The eye had a 4D cinema so not only did we look cool in our 3D g...