Just to say im in Balclutha, got hassle from Russell that it wasnt on here so thought id make him happy.

Back to the mainland now but have had a few wonderful days on Stuart Island. I decided to upgrade to a B+B instead of a hostel as it looked like a nice place and so i stayed at Jo and Andy's which turned out to be great choice. Getting there was a laugh to, as the night before leaving i phoned the airline company for last minute deals the next day and bagged myself one space on the 8 seater plane. Even though it was a 20 min journey it was the best flight i've e...

After i left Dunedin i took the bus down to distant relations who live in Balclutha. They very kindly had offered to put me up for a couple of days and so i was staying with Nancy (my Granny's cousin) and had a few trips to the local sights with her sons family. After a thinking about what to do until i meet Sanday up in Christchurch, i decided to make my way down to Invercargill and then across to Stuart Island. When i was going to book the bus Tania (who i was...

I'm home (in a way). Staying in Dunedin at the moment but its slightly odd as it reminds me a lot of Edinburgh. Though it may be the fact that there are Scottish shops everywhere, streets such as Princes St and George St, a statue of Robert Burns and Dunedin is Celtic for Edinburgh. Have been here a couple of days and tomorrow im off to Balcutha to visit a distant relation. Have just been exploring the town, shopping for warm clothes and doing some tourity thing...

Just updating the site to say i'm in New Zealand! Am staying with a really nice family in Christchurch who have kindly offered to put me up for the next couple of days here. Whats great is that there should be a couple of parties to go to as well! Anyways, not much to report other than its cold, Christchurch is a nice town and i'm having a good time.