Hello, The last blog took us up to the ferry crossing over the Picton on the South Island. Since then we have decided to belatedly name our van Ruphus (notice the spelling). So if you see a reference to Ruphus you'll know it isn't some vagrant we've picked up along the way. From Picton we drove to Nelson and before checking into our camp had some of the best fish and chips we've ever tasted (and I personally have tasted more than most). It did take 45 minutes ...

Hello once more, We trust you all had a good Christmas and will be having a good New Year in a few hours. We are going to put up a blog for the North Island and the South Island simply because we're constantly on the move, which leads me onto the first point I should mention; if you are planning to come to New Zealand, allow as much time as you possibly can, there are more things to do here than you can possibly imagine. So onto the North Island from Santiago,...