We arrived in Omaru on Easter Sunday and the place was like a ghost town. On the Way we stopped in a small town called Twizzle. We had planned to stay in Twizzel for a few days, but there was nothing there so we moved on after a stop off at the bakery. I bought some Cadburys Creme Eggs to munch on as it was Easter! As, as normal Si had forgotten what the date was. Driving to Omaru, the weather improved a little. We stopped off to check out some Maori Art what w...

The skies above Mount Cook and the surroundings were covered in clouds. We still hadn't acquired warm clothes and were still attached to our flipflops so immediately felt the cold as we stepped out the camper. The rain was cold, unlike the warm rain we'd been used to in Asia and Australia, Compared to others in their thick jumpers and walking boots, we majorly stood out. We ran straight into the nearest building which happened to be a hotel/cafe and waited unt...

On the way to Lake Tekapo we tried to visit some Maori rock art on private land in Cave but sadly the farmer wasn't in so we couldn't get permission. Although we didn't get to see the rock art we were still pleased that with the van we had the opportunity as none of the tourist buses stop there. We arrived in Lake Tekapo and went for a walk around the lake. Sadly the photos don't show the true colour of the water (type it in google and you shall see the tur...

As we drove out of Christchurch, at the steady and economical speed of 80 km/h, we began to see the beauty of New Zealand. We passed rolling hills and clear water lakes as we made our way to Akaroa on the Banks Peninsular. We also spotted a few wooly locals in the fields and walking along the roadside. Si couldnt help but beep loudly scaring the poor creatures!! The view of Akaroa from the hills was beautiful. We could see the lake and all the peaceful green h...

Apologies that we're so behind on the blog and photos but we're hoping to have it all up to date as soon as possible. Arriving in New Zealand seems like so long ago. When we landed at night it was ten degrees and we were freezing! We hadn't experienced such cold temperature since we left England. We hopped on a shuttle, made our way into the hostel and wrapped ourselves up in blankets for a cosy nights sleep. The following morning we had a mooch around Christc...