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                    <title>Dog sitting in Papamoa</title>
                    <description>We stayed the night with Steve Liz and the boys the night before they left for the UK. It gave us the chance to meet Jet before they left for the other side of the world Its really strange being in a house again after over 2 months living in a camper van  and its a huge house too Jet is very cute and loves to be fussed so we are going to have our work cut out for us over the next four week</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Bay-of-Plenty/Mount-Maunganui/blog-613979.html</link>
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                    <title>Beautiful Coromandel Peninsular</title>
                    <description>After leaving Whangamata we went to Opoutere beach for a walk. It is alongside an estuary and nature reserve but the beach itself was rather windswept. We were planning on walking along the beach and then back by the estuary but the tide was too high and we couldnt  get across the inlet to walk by the estuary. We got back to the van and headed towards Cooks beach. This is close to Hot water bea</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel-Peninsula/blog-609763.html</link>
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                    <title>The lakes</title>
                    <description>After leaving a very wet East Cape we headed in land to try and escape the rain. We made a quick stop in Whakatane though not for long as it was still raining. We then cut through the hills towards Taupo. In order to spend a day around the lake we stopped overnight before we got to Lake Taupo at Awakeri Hot Springs. It was quite a small campsite but it had hot spring swimming pools that were part</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Taupo/blog-609761.html</link>
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                    <title>Driving rain and just more driving</title>
                    <description>We finally managed to make a decision on where to go so headed to Napier. We stopped briefly in Hastings to see some of the Spanish style buildings in town. However it hadnt stopped raining since the night before so we werent really in the mood for walking around. Instead we headed straight for a campsite to hanker down for the day as the rain wasnt about to ease up The following day we </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/East-Coast/blog-609756.html</link>
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                    <title>Crossing over to the other side</title>
                    <description>The ferry crossing from South to North was ..long. We had planned on staying up on deck for the journey to take in the scenery and as it was a lovely sunny day so shouldnt be a problem  except Id forgotten my jacket and only had shorts and tshirt on so once we got moving I got very very cold from the wind I managed to stick it out until we left the sounds only diving inside to use the</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Wellington/blog-609754.html</link>
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                    <title>Nearing the end of our time on South Island</title>
                    <description>The rest of Queen Charlotte Drive has some spectacular scenery and every turn around the windy roads brings you to a different view and a different bay. Most of the little bays are private and there are between 1 and 6 houses each with their private access to the house and the beach no visitors can get down to the actual beaches. When we arrived in Picton the Bluebridge ferry was just coming into</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Picton/blog-608897.html</link>
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                    <title>Nelson and the Sounds</title>
                    <description>We had decided on a route for the last area of South Island before heading across the Cook Strait to North.  We werent really sure how long we were going to be spending anywhere or how long it would take us so we werent going to book the ferry until we actually knew what we were doing So we headed off towards Nelson. Along the way we took the scenic drive around Ruby Bay rather than head a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Marlborough/Queen-Charlotte-Sounds/blog-608896.html</link>
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                    <title>Farewell Spit and Abel Tasman</title>
                    <description>It was going to be a long drive up to Farewell spit so we started out fairly early. It was a bit overcast so we were hoping it would clear up so we could have a nice walk on the spit. The drive towards farwell spit went over the Takaka hills. When we got to the top of the first hill we went up there were great views back down to Motueka and across to Nelson. There was some fabulous views out</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Abel-Tasman-National-Park/Marahau/blog-608759.html</link>
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                    <title>Hokitika rapahoe and pancake rocks revisited</title>
                    <description>On the drive to the DOC site we encountered one of the other forms of traffic jams that you find on South Island road  cows crossing We had to wait for the farmer to move them across for milking. Ironically the van in front of us that you can see in the photos has steamed passed us only moments ago so I was really pleased to see them stuck We arrived at the DOC site just South of Hokitika in e</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Punakaiki/blog-607762.html</link>
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                    <title>Queenstown Arrowtown and Lake Wanaka</title>
                    <description>After such a disappointing day driving along Milford sound we headed off towards Queenstown with a little more hope. As we got closer to Queenstown we were driving around the edge of the lake which was just fantastic scenery which changed with every turn in the road. Unfortunately yet again the photos dont do it justice Mind you I dont think that any of the photos of the scenery will do </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-607752.html</link>
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                    <title>Haast pass and the Glaciers</title>
                    <description>On the way to Haast you go across Haast pass there are lots of little walks to waterfalls so we decided we would try to walk to them all. First up was the blue pools. These had been marketed as being crystal clear and so blue that you could see trout suspended in the middle of them. However due to the exceptionally high rainfall over night the pools were more a murky grey than any kind of blue</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Fox-Glacier/blog-607755.html</link>
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                    <title>Te Anau and Milford Sound</title>
                    <description>The following morning we decided to stay for a second night and get some washing done and have a break from driving as we had gone from coast to coast in one day again We went into Te Anau for a wander around the small town and the lake but didnt really stay for long other than to pick up a few essentials a birthday present for Matthew and also ended up with 2 new fleeces for us We headed i</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Te-Anau/blog-607749.html</link>
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                    <title>Dunedin and Otage Penisular</title>
                    <description>After a fretful night at Moeraki after the Christchurch earthquake and getting hold of home thanks Dawn we headed onto Dunedin. Dad and Sandra were making it there at the same time so we thought wed catch up for the last time before they headed back to Christchurch to fly to North Island  as long as all flights were sorted by then. We were only about an hour away from Dunedin so instead of h</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-592184.html</link>
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                    <title>Twizel to Moeraki</title>
                    <description>We left Mount Cook and the day was looking rather dreary but Lake Punkaki was looking just as turquoise as the day before and it was a lovely drive back around its waters edge. We were headed to Twizel so turned right at the end of the road back from Mount Cook and soon encountered some more beautiful Lakes. Although these didnt quite have the colour of Lake Tekapo or Punkaki they were crystal </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Moeraki-Boulders/blog-592182.html</link>
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                    <title>Christchurch to Mount Cook</title>
                    <description>We stayed in Stonehurst again and managed to stock up on some supplies from the free food shelf but we were really here to get the van fixed again and to get in touch with some of the special needs schools in the area. So Mitsy went into the garage around the corner from Stonehurst where a we were told it was probably a blockage with the fuel pump as we had run the tank to empty and dredg</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mount-Cook-National-Park/blog-592179.html</link>
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                    <title>Greymouth lake brunner and arthurs pass</title>
                    <description>The drive down to the pancake rocks was a very short one but we decided to head out early to avoid the rush of tourists that would be heading there as well. It is a well constructed walk on a tarmac path at last somewhere without loose stone and rock that went around the edge of the cliff. It has lots of stops but the first ones arent that impressive and we were starting to feel a littl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Greymouth/blog-592177.html</link>
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                    <title>Westport and Cape Foulwind</title>
                    <description>We had read that there was a little natural hot springs area somewhere across the Lewis Pass. There were no signs to it but it was a certain distance past the sign to the nature reserve. So we kept our eyes peeled for the sign and pulled off into the picnic area to see what we could find. It was only a short distance from the car park apparently so we headed along the river trying to avoid being e</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/West-Coast/Westport/blog-586713.html</link>
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                    <title>Hanmer Springs  Bees tents and hot water</title>
                    <description>The drive up to Hanmer started off quite flat with some lovely rolling hills around  and Mark even managed to get a photo of a bird of prey Then it got very windy once off the main highway. When we arrived we headed straight for the campsite we had booked. As we parked up and went to the back door of the van we noticed that it was covered in oil  Mark immediately checked underneath to find tha</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Hanmer-Springs/blog-581842.html</link>
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                    <title>Kaikoura  A wildlife encounter</title>
                    <description>The drive up to Kaikoura on State Highway 1 was absolutely gorgeous Every turn you took there was something new to see even on the long straight roads where barely another car passed you. The hawks or falcons that were around were just magnificent and cruised along beside the road for ages though the minute Mark got the camera out they would drop down behind some trees or land on the ground Wh</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Kaikoura/blog-581835.html</link>
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                    <title>Lyttleton and New Brighton</title>
                    <description>As we were yet to visit Christchurch Cathedral we decided that we needed to do that before we left the area. So we headed back in the centre and to the Cathedral before heading on to Lyttleton and then onto New Brighton where we were staying for the next 3 days. The Cathedral has some lovely architecture and beautiful stained glass windows but we decided not to walk up the tower as it was 7 each</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Christchurch/blog-577679.html</link>
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