Christchurch to Auckland via Lyttelton - 2nd May to 7th May They started with us starting to pull bits together to get ready for disembarking the campervan. Once we had settled down and cleaned out the place we started the short journey down the motorway to Christchurch. As we got closer to the city the backdrop was spectacular, behind the city sat Mt Hutt and Arthurs pass, the latter being one of our most memorable times here in New Zealand. On arrival to the c...

Geraldine to Christchurch via (Ashburton, Sheffield and Oxford) 29th April to 1st May The day started wet, a theme that was soon going to become common as our trip neared its end. After a slow morning we set off, driving through puddles, rivers and newly formed streams. The rain overnight had been persistent and was still falling. As we slowly worked our way through the back roads and back on to the highway we soon arrived in to the town of Ashburton. We parked ...

Mt Cook to Geraldine via (Twizel, Lake Tekapo, Pioneer Park and Timaru) – 26th April to 28th April Wow, last night was more than a nightmare, we spent the night literally rocking side to side, the wind and rain drove against us persistently for the entire night and at one point we actually felt like we were about to leave the ground. Mt Cook as stunning as it is on a clear day is most certainly a no go area when bad weather comes in. We laid awake the entire n...

Gore to Mt Cook via (Dunedin, Oamaru and Lake Aviemore) 22nd April to 25th April After an early morning shower we got on the road to Dunedin, the sky was clear and the air again crisp. The drive took a little under 2 hours over hilly terrain a numerous fields of sheep and cattle. As we arrived in to Dunedin we found the town to be more like a city with plenty going on. After we parked up we headed in to the city where we finally booked our Bula Combo pass to Fij...

Queenstown to the Milford Sound - 19th April to 21st April The day started early once again as we had a long drive ahead of us and to get onto the right road to Milford we had to drive around the entire lake. As we departed we decided to make one last stop at Arrowtown Bakery, this time to get a couple of pies for the journey but unfortunately they had no lamb and mint so we had to settle for steak and mushroom, a vegetarian and chicken and apricot… later we d...