Hi there. When Zoe last wrote we were in Christchurch and I had just passed a pleasant Saturday afternoon watching a game of rugby in the park followed by beers at the van - awesome! Sunday afternoon we headed off to the Akaroa peninsular for a look-see. Don't know if our expectations were too high but it wasn't really worth the 100+km drive out there. Anyway, we did the loop track walk that our friends had recommended and then headed back towards Christchu...

Hello again. So, to continue the story.... After dropping Porscha at the airport in the pouring rain and faffing on the internet for a while we decided to head back towards Te Anau to drive the Southern Scenic Route along the South and West Coast. The night was spent at a very cold, damp, smelly campsite with loads of mosquitos and toilets so bad that we used the woods instead! Luckily the next day the rain had stopped and we woke to beautiful blue skies ready ...

Following on from Zoe's last chapter of the journey, we arrived in Wellington on the morning of Tuesday 17th. My number 1 objective was to find the Britten Race Bike - which I did in the Te Papa museum. Check out the pictures and look at all the innovative features. There will be a quiz on them when I get home! The trip across from Wellington to Picton is a scenic journey in itself, travelling past the south west corner of North Island and entering the Fijordlan...

Hello from New Zealand!!We are very far behind so this is going to be a long one! It's difficult getting to an internet cafe when you're travelling and sleeping in a van - no more hanging round in hostels and waiting for buses!So, here goes....We've been here just over 3 weeks and are quite tempted to stay!! It's absolutely beautiful here - imagine all the best bits from IOM / Scotland / Wales / England with nicer weather (well, most of the time) and no people!! ...

Hi there. Well, we are in New Zealand now and South America is just a distant memory. Zoe wrote the lst blg frm San Juanin Argentina and I want to bring you right upto date. For those of you that were concerned about my apparent depression in the last blog I wrote, don't worry because I'm back on the wave! We left San Juan at 5.15am on the Wednesday and caught a bus via Mendoza to San Rafael. On arrival we set off looking for a hostal described in the book as b...