Day 29 - Tue 17 April - 12 Mile Delta There was quite a bit of rain in the night with a gusty wind which made the vans move about a bit. However we are on hard standing here so no danger of getting bogged. This morning Ros finished a scarf to match Bernard's little hat (Bernard is the other van's mascot). After lunch the weather cleared so we went for a drive to check out the Festival Parking site. We stopped at the Shotover Jet and found this beautiful pou...

Day 28 - Mon 16 April - Arrow Junction to 12 Mile Delta It rained overnight but cleared for a trip into Frankton for petrol and groceries before we hook up and head through Queenstown to 12 Mile Delta. After lunch we packed up ready to move on. The rain had made the ground soft and Wilkie's SUV spun its wheels in the mud. After much to and froing he had to use his motor movers to get the caravan on to hard ground. Whew - it was pretty stressful! Fortunately...

Day 27 - Sun 15 April - Arrow Junction No frost overnight and a bit cloudier in the morning. We all hopped in one car and drove up the Crown Range Road through to Cardona. We were surprised how much traffic was on that road. We backtracked to the main road and went out to Gibbston Valley to find a vineyard for lunch. A couple of places we went into weren't open so ended up at a cheese café. You could order lunch as well as sample their local cheeses. It was...

Day 26 - Sat 14 April - Cromwell to Arrow Junction We had a late start today as we had been up watching the Commonwealth Games till late. Well done to our Silver Girls! The plan is to stay at Arrow Junction (CAP), a place we stayed at 6 years ago. There were a couple of photo opportunities on our way through the Kawarau Gorge and it was only a trip of 30 minutes or so from Cromwell to Arrow Junction. There was an increase in rental vehicles, motorhomes, c...

Day 24 - Thur 12 April - Cromwell We needed to do a bit of shopping so we headed off to check out the op shops again. Lots of other people were doing the same - the sudden cold snap has caught some under prepared. -2'C forecast overnight again! Day 25 - Fri 13 April - Cromwell We woke to a chilly morning with ice on the outside of the caravan windows but warm inside, especially with the heater going. It had warmed up by the time we had packed our picni...