We were awake early and packing up the car soon after. The thick, damp mists were still swirling so no fabulous views but we know they are there somewhere. After one last breakfast and a fond farewell to our hosts Nina and Roger it was time to leave Camp Estate and be on our way southwards towards Invercargill. Leaving Dunedin the road was long and straight but once we turned off the main highway into the Catlins area the road and scenery started to become much...

We were up early and raring to go this morning, eating breakfast in the luxurious Camp Estate kitchen, chatting with our hosts Nina and Roger. We were intrigued to learn that Roger used to be in charge at a boarding school for senior boys so hosting at an up-market lodge is quite a change for him but, as Nina says, you get a better class of grafitti, and if people don't behave he just calls their parents! After breakfast we set off for the 25 minute drive furthe...

Our first night in New Zealand and we both slept very badly, but no fault of our comfortable bed at Camp Estate. More to do with jetlag, trying to sleep when we are used to being awake and over-active brains which simply refuse to shut down! Nevertheless we managed to get ourselves up at the appointed time in order not to miss breakfast. We looked out of the window and wow! No view! Just very thick, cold, damp, mist. Not quite what we were expecting. Feeling som...

Our long awaited and eagerly anticipated trip to New Zealand began with us coming very close to missing the plane. We had the day to end all days in Hong Kong, rushing around like mad things trying to get everything done. We eventually left our home in Happy Valley less than two hours before our flight was due to depart and Friday traffic in Hong Kong is legendary! We finally turned up at the airport just in time to walk straight through and reach the gate just a...

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