Well this morning I was flying from Invercargill up to Christchurch with Air Zealand. Robyn was insistent that she would come to the airport with us to say goodbye so she picked Margaret and I up at 9am to head out to the airport. It was a 30minute check in, which was brilliant so by the time I dropped my bag and took some photos, we were boarding the flight. It was just like the small planes that go up to Shetland. Both Robyn and Margaret were crying when ...

Today was our road trip with Hamish, Lisa and Robyn. Everyone met at Margaret's at 9.30am and packed the picnic into Hamish's boot before the 5 of us headed off. The weather wasn't as near as nice as yesterdays which was a shame, it was overcast and much cooler. We headed to the coast, passing the Henderson family farm on the way. We stopped at a beach at Fortrose for morning coffee from the flask along with some home baking :) It was a 2 hour drive in tota...

Well today has been affa fine. Margaret was looking pretty tired yesterday, so I made it clear that I was happy to have a day at home and spend time relaxing. I had my blog to catch up on and I wanted to mend a few of my clothes.. Yes I actually got the needle and thread out and took up a hem etc. After breakfast Mum phoned to talk about their trip to New Zealand, I had tried to find information on bus tours from the travel agents here but they weren't up to...

Slept like a baby :) Margaret's spare bed was just as amazing as I remembered from my last visit! It was so nice to be in a comfy double bed, it was the 14th of October since my last night in a double bed!!! Hehe. I set my alarm for 8am as I was going to go with Maragert, May and their friends walking in Queens Park. Every Tuesday morning they have a group that goes for a 45 minute walk and then a cup of tea in the museum cafe. The eldest lady was 90 and I thi...

I am well over mixed dorm hostels!!! That was my worst experience ever in a hostel. There was no need for my alarm this morning because I was wide awake, but I had to get up at 6am to get a shower and be at the bus stop for 7am. I don't know why I wasn't totally mad, tired and grumpy from only half an hours sleep, I just seemed to get on with it, they were all still up partying when I left so chatted to them all and said bye when I checked out. I was heading...