Now back in Dunedin with Gary and Gail Williams, parked on their drive on the edge of Dunedin. We've made a train trip up the famous Taieri Gorge Railway and been onto the Taiaroa Head to see the Royal Albatross We arrived here on Wednesday and were booked onto the afternoon train up the Taieri Gorge (a "must do") - Richard even got a footplate ride (see photos). Then, Thursday, Gary took us to Taiaroa Head, on the Otago Peninsula, where we visited the only mai...

The first sightings of the Southern Alps were dour, there was a lot of cloud over them and as we got closer to our first "base" it started to rain and get colder - welcome to the other side of campervanning! We hooked up the electricity OK but found that we couldn't get the gas to work, so we had to use the kitchen facilities on site for our first cuppa! Nights are COOL on the road but thanks to electric hook ups and a good little heater in the van, we soon come...