Day 158 -Abel Tasman National Park, South Island -Thursday 22nd March 2012 It seems the New Zealand and the UK has something in common - in inability to predict the weather…….. We woke up rain but after having a shower and some breakfast it had cleared to show blue skies and glorious sunshine. This was exactly what the weather forecast had said, rain in the morning but will clear quickly to bright skies for the rest of the day, which was a bit of luck (on ...

Day 156, 157 -Farewell Spit & Golden Bay, South Island - Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st March 2012 We woke up and our heads felt surprisingly ok given the amount of wine we'd consumed the previous day! Showered and packed up, we made our way into the dining area for the B & B'S breakfast. It was scrumptious - homemade muesli with honey yogurt and fresh plums from the garden followed by toast with homemade jam and preserves washed down with lots of tea. ...

Day 156, 157 -Farewell Spit & Golden Bay, South Island - Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st March 2012 We woke up and our heads felt surprisingly ok given the amount of wine we'd consumed the previous day! Showered and packed up, we made our way into the dining area for the B & B'S breakfast. It was scrumptious - homemade muesli with honey yogurt and fresh plums from the garden followed by toast with homemade jam and preserves washed down with lots of tea. ...

Day 155 - Blenheim & Renwick & the Marlborough wineries, South Island - Monday 19th March 2012 We wakened from our slumber and cooked up a storm of scrambled eggs on toast before departing for our drive to Blenheim. We arrived in Blenheim and quickly headed out towards Renwick which was to be our base for the night. When we arrived in NZ we'd pledged that halfway through our time in NZ we'd treat ourselves and stay in a B & B somewhere as six weeks i...

Day 153, 154 - Kaikoura, South Island - Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th March 2012 We woke up to glorious sunshine - yay! The drive into Kaikoura along the coastline was stunning - crystal blue sea met by the snow-capped peaks of the Seaward Kaikoura range. As we drove along we spotted dolphins and seals larking about in the sea and so stopped and watched them for a while. Kaikoura is the place in New Zealand to see marine life - whales, dolphins, seals and penguins ...