Hey, heres a brief rundown of what we have been up 2... Dunedin - We didnt spend much time here but its very scottish...well according to Pete as ive never been. We went to the world's steepest street here...........and its bloody steep. Pete thought it would be a good idea to dive to the top because accoring to his interpretation of the map we didnt have to drive back down as there was a through road! ERRRR NOOO we had to drive back down.......so funny now ...

Well guys as its getting warmer where you all are, its definately getting chillier here! And me and Pete are just not prepared.......Pete didnt even manage to bring a jumper and tomorrow its forecast to be -2!! Australia is now a distant memory!!! Sorry for the moan. :) We have spent the last few days at the central lakes. Very beautiful. Unfortunatly the weather wasnt on our side. It didnt rain but there was loads of cloud cover so we didnt actually see Mt ...

We had heard good things about Christchurch and lou was quite impressed, me on the other hand wasnt. I wouldnt say i didnt like, i think was a case of building it up too be something well it just isnt. We saw the sights of the city as you do but the highlight was going too see a Super 14 semi final at the jade stadium between the crusaders and the bulls. Now it was my turn to be a kid! We were obviously cheering for the Crusaders being in NZ (the Bulls are ...

Well this was it......what i (lou) have wanted to do for well ever! Whale watching! And here in NZ this is the place. Why?? Because in Kaikoura they have year long whales and as a bonus its right in the middle of the migration track! You dont know how excited i was and how much i am still buzzing! On the way here from the farmstay we stopped at a particular spot (thanks colin) that is home to a wild seal colony. Their were hundreds and in their natural habi...

So guys we have just finished out first ever farmstay and it was brillant. We were so nervous as we didnt know what to expect, neither of us had done anything like this before. Anyway we stayed with Colin and Judy Gray who were really sweet and Judy cooked the best dinners!! We felt comfortable almost immediately which is good. Their property is absolutely gorgeous, fillled with flowers, veg, fruit and trees. It smells pretty good too as the main flower that th...