On the way north towards Milford Sound, we took the Southern Scenic Route which took us along the coast until we had to dart northwards to go around Fiordland. We headed along the coast admiring the scenery until we had to make a rather early stop at Sarah's request. We went to Thornbury! It's a tiny little town without much to do (although there is a machinery museum - we didn't go) but we loved it all the same. It's funny how these tiny towns have such la...

On leaving Albatross Point we headed back inland in preparation for our drive to the southernmost city in New Zealand - Invercargill. We headed south with plans to stop at Nugget Point for lunch where elephant seals apparently breed. We negotiated Dunedin again and hit the open road. A couple of hours went by and we started to get hungry... Where was Nugget Point? After consulting the map, it turns out that we had taken a wrong turn at the last town we...

The next morning we woke up ready and refreshed. After a hasty breakfast we started our drive south. We decided to break up the long drive down to the Otago Peninsula with a couple of stops. We based these purely on names (as you will be able to work out) and the first stop of the day was a little town called Geraldine. The town is so quaint, with the loveliest people. We did some cheese tasting and got the chance to see the current holder of the Guinness Wo...

The flight to Christchurch was excellent. We got onto the plane and somehow managed to sleep solid until we were told to fasten our seatbelts for landing. Actually concerned we may have been drugged... But realistically the lack of sleep was most probably the reason. The flight landed 30 minutes early so we headed straight over to pick up our camper. Due to our early arrival we had to wait around a little, but this gave us chance to stock up on leaflets. We ...