Karamea is at the top end of the South Island, population 650, the entrance sign said welcome to paradise, they are not for off on that one. Our camp site is right beside an estuary which Maxim and Callum have enjoyed exploring as soon as we arrived. The sunset was magical and this morning, John the owner lend us some canoes to discover the same spot under two meters of water at high tide... Imagine wide open waters, birds flying low, low hanging trees creating l...

hi people thank you for writing messages on my blog. i'm sorry for not talking for a long time but there not much WI FI in new zealand. I have to do a lot of home work i have to do my diary that i might read to you when i come back' i also have to do spelling and math . i hope you are having fun back in Australia or where ever you are. i now live in a camper van that has a bunk bed that i love to sleep on. i love the time in new zealand.

Afte the charming village of Hammer Hill, we drove the winding road to Kairouka. We feasted our eyes on alpine landscaps going golden under the automn sun, felt our hearts beating a bit faster going over high bridges and hairpin corners, gloupss. As we saw the sea, the kids saw a snow caped mountain for the first time. Kairouka is a tourist village by the sea, actually our camp site was right on the beach. We timed it just in time to go and see the seals before t...

After some mad last packing, we made it just on time to the plane. Ah what a feeling, just to relax in our seats, to think here we go. Maxim and Callum selected their favorite movies while we sipped some Champagne... Christchurch and the campervan pick up was done in a haze of jetlag and lack of sleep. Finally, hoping we had pack right for this leg of a journey we parked the camper in a nice little caravan park (amber park) and went exploring by bus. So where exa...

ETD - 10 days. The puzzle of our trip is slowly coming together. We are either packing, planning or booking, and we even manage to sleep from time to time... Forget the gym, packing up a house is the ultimate workout, they should package this as a fitness class, with a catchy rythm... Maybe call it cardboard boxing or something, there is a business idea for when we come back...(might need a few of those the way the bookings are going) The house is starting to ...