MATT: So it was lovely to see Pip and Peter in Christcurch, but we have to keep moving - next stop Kaikoura (with a bit of a hang over from Sol Square, Maori Hip hop bar and finishing the bottle of Tomatin in the camp kitchen). Kaikoura was a nice drive up from Christchurch, mostly along very straight roads through the flat farmland of the west coast. The most memorable part of the drive was an amazing coffee shop where we stopped for savoury muffins, coffee and...

MATT: After a bit of a trip into Oamaru town centre, where I very slightly crash the van into a parking meter (thank god for full insurance cover) we are heading straight up the coast, in the sunshine, to Christchurch. We get there late in the afternoon as the shops are starting to shut and the streets empty of the Saturday shopping crowds. We park up in the town and go for a wander - to the cathedral, have a look at the River Avon (apparently named after the Avo...

MATT: As we leave Dunedin behind and head North, the clouds break, the sun comes out and we drive into Oamaru. Oamaru is a funny lttle town that sells it self as NZ's Victorian town - as it has a small harbour and dockside that are all Victorian. It is also home to the Blue Penguin - which is the town mascot. We get to a very nice little camper site and head straight out for a walk in the sunshine through the really nice public gardens on our way to the Whitest...

MATT: Ok...so after all the build up, Dunedin was a bit of a let down. We drove up from the Catlins in sunshine, after a stop off to have a short walk (Kel's legs still creaking from the Milford Track) to a very pretty waterfall and a stop at Nuggett point to look at the seals, lighthouse and yellow eyed penguins, but as we approach Dunedin the weather gets really bad. Typical Scots chose the greyest, wettest place in NZ to build their city (n.b. the picture is r...

MATT: So after our big night out with the locals it is a seriously slow start today. We eventually drag ourselves out of bed at about 1pm, breakfast slowly then hit the road. Our first stop is to see Caroline at Felton Road to thank her for the fun night and pick up some directions that she has put together for us. Next stop is to see Larry at his coffee shop for a slice of the Apple Cider cake he was bragging about last night (also for Kelly to get a wheat grass...