This morning we woke again to glorious sunshine. This is our last full day with the van which we return tomorrow. We spent nearly all day in the hot springs and swimming Pools which were absolutely fabulous. Some of the pools had various minerals including sulphur and magnesium. This came directly from a bore hole within the grounds. Lots of different pools, including a cold water pool that was 17 metres long. A couple of big slides to ride also. We have now com...

We left Kaikoura early this morning and headed for Hanmer Springs, stayed at another Top 10 resort. Spent a few hours relaxing and then took a 90 minute forest walk. Never saw a single person but saw a few sculptures in the forest which will see from the photographs. In the evening we walked into town which is basically one street, with a variety of restaurants and the usual Irish pub. Had a lovely meal and sauntered back home around 10 pm.