It had been a long day yesterday. We had to try and rebook the camper as my credit card had been refused. Unfortunately the internet didn't work very well at the camp site in Omarama which only served to push my stress levels higher after a long day driving. We were glad we would be finishing our manic driving trip around New Zealand tomorrow. We packed our bags, loaded the van and set off to Christchurch at around 10am. The day was crisp and warm. Ju started the...

It's sunny in Milford Sound again, what's going on?! We both agreed that the Sound had looked better the previous morning in the rain. It was more atmospheric and dramatic with waterfalls cascading everywhere and low cloud wrapped around the cliff tops. We drove back down to the bay to see if we could get any better shots in the blazing sunshine. The sun was casting shadows at a different angle and this in my opinion didn't give us a better shot than yesterday ev...

Rain rain go away come back another day. We slept well despite the rain lashing down all night. I had my ear plugs in which blocked out the rain and Ju's snoring - even with the plugs in I could her both. Our Kayaking tour was due to start at 8.30am. We led in bed debating as to whether it would go ahead. I was secretly hoping it would be cancelled and we could simply ride the tour boat around Milford Sound. There's nothing worse than lying in bed warm listening ...

We had a relative lie in this morning waking at 8am instead of the usual 7am with our busy schedule! I'd had a restless night full of cold; despite missing the autumn to winter transition back home I still end up bunged up with sore throat - (typical with my immune system!) Anyway despite this we woke up to an amazing view of the sun rising over Lake Hawea - we were in a very secluded spot with no other campers in site. Given that Scott has given up showering on ...

As Julia pointed out later in the day I seem to be getting all the fun days to report about. This is purely luck of the draw - I am sure she will get ample opportunity soon. We had had another coldish night in the camper last night, this didn't stop us getting a good nights sleep though. Perhaps we were tired as we had spent most of the previous evening booking two campers for our legs between Melbourne to Adelaide and Brisbane to Sydney in Australia - now we can...