Today was a traveling day, moving between Dunedin and Te Anau, a drive of about four hours. This meant a slow start to the day with time for two cups of tea. Life in the camper van has settled into a pattern and we keep the double bed made up all the time. The weather has been so good that we have set up our table and chairs and had all meals outside. Although we can cook in the van and have a microwave the kitchens on the campsites have been so clean and well ...

This morning we decided to travel around the peninsula looking at the stunning scenery. At the end of a gravel track we saw a sign for Sand Fly Beach (name only) it stated it was as 2km walk down to the beach where you could see Sea Lions and penguins. For some reason we decided this would be a good idea so we made our way to the waters edge where we met a very large Bull Sea Lion, we have some great pictures of him on camera but none we can down load at the mom...

We moved on to Dunedin today, a trip of 200k which took about four hours including a lunch stop. We passed through the Garden County of New Zealand and couldn't resist stopping at one of the many pick your own orchards - now what can we do with 3lbs of cherries? We may have got a little carried away there! Dunedin is a lovely city and we finally managed to pick up a New Zealand rugby shirt for Dave, (if you can't beat them join them). We also booked seats on th...

Today we decided to go on a 20km plus cycle ride, I know!! Jan riding a bike for the second time this holiday. We cycled along the old railway track towards Clyde where a very large dam has been built, we then cycled back along side the river, this was quite undulating at times and quite steep but we made it ok. We met a Scots couple on the way who were travelling up country so they were able to give us a few hints and tips over a well earned cup of tea. Someth...

On Sunday January 4th we had booked to go on a Dolphin watching cruise which Adam and Laura had recommended. The boat left at 10.15 and within 20 minutes we were looking at beautiful Dolphins swimming along side and in front of the boat, such graceful creatures. We then headed off to watch Seals and Penguins, a fantastic way to spend a Sunday morning. At lunchtime we motored towards Fairlie arriving late afternoon, the scenery on route was absolutely stunning. ...