We'd enjoyed Dunedin but once again it was time to hit the road on the southbound leg of our journey around South Island. From Dunedin we travelled the 'scenic coast road' as we'd read that the wild Catlins Coast was a must see and, although the weather was a bit dull, it really is. Kaka Point is almost at the very start of the Catlins Coast road and it was such a lovely wee place, nothing much there but a great atmosphere, that we decided to stop the night. It w...

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After the downpour yesterday we awoke to a lovely sunny day and were sad to be leaving Mount Cook behind as we set off for Dunedin.After leaving the magnificent mountains of the high Southern Alps the journey took us through some wonderful scenery of a different.As we moved into more rolling countryside we had our first glimpse of Maori art (it was nice of them to do the paintings so close to the main road!).The rock paintings weren't really very distinct and som...

Sad to leave lovely Akaroa but leave we must - and in any case we were looking forward to Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain.It was a fine morning as we left Akaroa but as we drove through the pretty countryside the weather started to look ominous with big heavy dark clouds and a stiffening wind.Fortunately, however, we just managed to skirt it when we turned inland towards the mountains and out came the sun.It was therefore in glorious sunshine that we g...