Day 75 - Sat 2 Jun - Hanmer Springs The resident rooster didn't wake us up till after 7.30am. In the morning we set out for a drive up Jollies Pass Road intending to go on up to join the Clarence Valley Road and return that way. However the snow got deeper on the 4WD road so we turned back and then went up the other road over Jacks Pass to St James Homestead on the Molesworth Station. It was a much better road and the scenery was stunning. When we reached St...

Day 73 - Thu 31 May - Weedons to Amberley Beach We had arranged to visit our friends at Halswell this morning so tried out the new GPS. All went well till we got to major roadworks on the Akaroa road and missed our turnoff. Never mind - we got back on track and had a lovely morning catching up since we saw them 2 years ago. Then it was back to Weedons to hook up and head north. We drove on the completed motorway near the airport that was being constructed...