So....onwards to the South Island. We had to catch a ferry to get from Wellington to Picton... we were so excited about going that we were the first in the queue for the ferry! We even beat all the lorry drivers! The crossing was beautiful. It took us 3 hours and the scenery was absolutely stunning....all mountains and small bays with the most amazing turquoise water. I don't think I have ever enjoyed a ferry crossing so much before.Once docked we pulled into Pic...

Andy - Hi there everybody We are in Chiang Mai (cultural capital of Thailand) just now, but in our hopelessly out of date blog we have just left Rotorua in New Zealand, and Vicki's birthday excitement. The next morning we packed up stinky one (the tent) and set off in stinky two (the car) and headed for the Art Deco Town of Napier. As usual it was a spectacular drive back out to the east coast of the north island. We continued through the town of Taupo which is ...