Day one on the road with Bettie and we didn't get very far - about 5km down the road to a freedom camp East of Christchurch. The day was spent stocking up the van, cleaning everything out and getting all out stuff into a working system. Then we celebrated with prawns and bubbly followed by steak, chips, mushrooms and salad. That first night I knew we had made the right decision, we were cooking out the back of the van shielded from the wind and eating cosy and wa...

From Melbourne we flew to Christchurch to start our NZ adventure. Our first priority was to get a car and hit the road. Hostels here are expensive, as is eating out, so we knew our best bet was to get on the road as soon as possible. After the success of the car in the west coast we originally thought to get a car and some decent tents, however we arrived and realised 1) there were very few decent backpacker cars on the market and 2) NZ is COLD! Well, UK cold, a...

Once again, I've got rather slack. The constant hunt to get Internet over here doesn't help! I found Perth a strange town. It was a bit too squeaky clean if you know what I mean, it was all new build and struggled to hold much charm and culture. I spent one day graffiti hunting around the centre and then spent the afternoon relaxing in the sun in Kings park, complete with a stunning view over the city. Luckily I arrived as the fringe opened, so each evening I w...

So I am very much behind with this whole blog! I've spent the last two weeks making my way up and down the eastern coast of Australia, covering over 4000km of the coral coast. We landed in Perth, after a slightly bumpy ride and a sharp turn to meet the run way, definitely not appreciated by T. Skipping through immigration much quicker than we thought we were on the road in our Europcar i30 before 1:30. It turns out Australia roads are rather simple, wide and da...

A quick 2 day stop over in this popular little town before dropping Henry 'no-go' Honda back to the airport