Day 25 - Picton We got up and drove to Blenheim to get a couple of bits from the shops. On our way we picked up a hitch hiker as we felt sorry for him walking in the rain. He only wanted a lift to the motorway so he wasn't with us for very long. After we had been to the shops we drove up to Picton where we had a coffee and lunch as we waited for the boat. The ferry left at 13.10 and it would take three hours. As the sea had been so rough the previous day we de...

Day 15 - North to South Up early again but this time to catch the ferry.The Islander takes you from Wellington on the North island to Picton on the South island.It takes 3 hours and is one of the must things to do as you get great scenery, especially at the South as Picton isn't straight on the sea, they have to follow a river for some time before docking.For us however, it was grey and low cloud, so that wasn't great but then the crossing was pretty smooth so n...

Day 1 - Auckland After a short flight from Sydney we started our descent towards Auckland. It was a sunny day and as we passed though the clouds we had our first glimpse of New Zealand and it was beautiful. Everything was so green and the sea was so blue. We easily found the airport bus that would take us into Auckland and arrived at our hostel just before sunset. We dropped our bags off at the hostel before we ventured out to explore the city. The first thing w...

Day 1 - Auckland After a short flight from Sydney we started our descent towards Auckland. It was a sunny day and as we passed though the clouds we had our first glimpse of New Zealand and it was beautiful. Everything was so green and the sea was so blue. We easily found the airport bus that would take us into Auckland and arrived at our hostel just before sunset. We dropped our bags off at the hostel before we ventured out to explore the city. The first thing w...