Day 11: Cook Straight Crossing and Te Papa

As our ferry crossing was at 8AM, we were up at 5:30 so we could shower and hit the road by 7 for the 30 minute drive to Picton, the South Island ferry port. The drive as well as the crossing were pretty much a non-event and we disembarked in Wellington with no problems. Paul had told us yesterday t... [More]

Day 9: Kaikoura

I didn't sleep much last night. A part of it was due to how close we had parked to the beach. The rising tide and the crashing surf getting closer woke me up every few hours. I was able to take some pictures showing just how close the water line was getting to us around 2:30 this morning, which I th... [More]

Day 6: Queenstown

WOOHOO!In a country known as the adrenalin rush capital of the world, Queenstown is the heartbeat. When we arrived at the iSite to ask about locations to free camp that evening, we asked what kind of activities they would recommend. The attendant's glib answer was, "This is Queenstown. What can't yo... [More]

Day 4 A new take on the night sky

Of course, we both slept through the alarm this morning. We set it and double checked that it was set... but we forgot to look at the volume on it. Thankfully, Ryan has a tendancy to wake up early, and we only overslept by 40 minutes or so. A quick shower and breakfast later, we were on the road. Sa... [More]