About an hours drive inland from Christchurch, on the way to Arthur’s Pass is a place called Castle Hill. It’s an area of wierd limestone outcrops that have weathered away to create a pretty surreal landscape. Even if you’re not into climbing, I’d say it would be worth a look in.  Naturally, for us, seeing… Read more

We arrived in the city of Christchurch, where it turned out the Cricket World Cup was in full flow! Well that explains why there is not a single hotel room available this week and only a couple of old cars left to hire! Not to worry – we’ve still got our trusty $30 tent. We… Read more

Our last full day in Wendy the Campevan! Although we’ve still got a few more days to enjoy NZ, the campervan company had offered us a significant discount if we bought it back a few days early. Subsequently, it was a day spent mostly on the road, heading up the east coast towards Christchurch. Tomorrow… Read more

Had a proper Sunday morning chill today involving breakfast in bed and a good natter before eventually exiting the van at around 10.30. The views from our bed at our lakeside spot were pretty ace, despite it being overcast. Once up, we got straight on the road, stopping at the next major lake (Lake Tekapo)… Read more

Mt Cook was gone this morning. Low grey clouds hid all trace of the glaciers above us and the temperature was distinctly wintery. There were no spectacular views. Today Mt Cook village was just the end of a valley – there was no trace to be seen of the mountains that make this place famous.… Read more

“Stick around guys, it’s ya lucky day”. We’d only met Roscoe, the tall and typically laid back kiwi for a couple of minutes. He was a man of few words, but those were the words that I’ll never forget.  I’ll never be able to describe in enough detail the excitement of the day we’ve just… Read more