Day 10: Blenheim

We had set up our pick-up with Nigel from Wine Tours By Bike for 9:45 in the morning. After squaring away the campervan, we walked out onto the street of the holiday park just as Nigel was pulling up. Great timing. He picked up one more couple who were visiting from Holland and we set off for his ho... [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 5: Milford Sound

When we picked up the campervan in Christchurch, we noticed a sign stating that it was the law to carry chains on the highway from Te Anau to Milford Sound until the end of October. I asked about it and they said it was due to the fact that the weather can change in an instance and snow is still a p... [More]

Day 5 Beautiful. Just Beautiful.

We had an early start (and a non-working alarm clock again -- I think the phone is fired). A quick stop in town to pick up breakfast (those pies Ryan was eyeing yesterday -- they are open from 7am to 3pm, so he missed out last night) and chains and we were hitting the road.The first bit didn't seem ... [More]

Day 3: And the drinking has begun

We arrived in Dunedin around 11 and got squared away (and posted yesterday's entry) before walking into town. Our campsite was just a 25 minute walk to the centre of town. For lunch, we ventured into a little Japanese place and had some very fresh sushi and found a new sake brand (Ozaki) that was re... [More]

Day 2: Everybody's closed on a holiday... except the penguins

It was a late night last night. We drove from Christchurch to Oamaru in the morning, arriving around 2, stopping for lunch along the way. We wanted to go for fish and chips, but, as Monday was a holiday, everywhere but McDonalds and KFC were closed. Ryan actually talked me into going to KFC. It wasn... [More]

Day 1: Settled in

Sorry for the delay in this post... we were a little tired last night! It's around 8am here on Monday morning now. Yes, I am up at 8am. One of the neighbors closed their sliding door and woke me up. And we went to bed pretty early yesterday, so I'm well rested! And excited to get on with our day!We ... [More]