Hi everyboby, I'm on a timer so I'll try and fit in as much as possible. We're at Franz Josef Glacier on the west coast of the south island. But I've got a lot of catching up to do as we've done the north island first, last week. So here goes: Arrived in Auckland on Tuesday 9th at 4.30pm and were picked up by the motor home company to pick up our Mauri motor home, our home for the next 17 days. Stayed the night in Auckland on a near-by motor park. Excellent facilities, we were very impressed with the site and its facilities. Early start on Wednesday morning. Headed south east, heading for Rotorua, passing first through Hamilton, N.Z. 5th largest inland city. Hamilton straddles a section of the Waikato river, the longest in the
... read more