Geo: -45.0311, 168.663Went out for a yummy breakfast at the Bespoke Kitchen.Then the boys, caught the Gondola up to the Luge track for some downhill fun.A quiet relaxing afternoon, then out to a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner.Back up the hill to the camper, and another Voice episode before bed.... read more

Geo: -45.0311, 168.663Last night was COLD, put the heater on at 4am.Sunny drive back to Te Anua, then on to Queenstown via the scenic route again, stopping on the way for lunch, camping style.Queenstown is crazy busy, with 10,000 people running 2moro.Wandered around town, then met up with Jen at her hotel.Back to the camper to get dressed for dinner, then out to the Captain's Restaurant for a seafood platter.Up the hill to the camper, to walk off dinner.A bit of Fixer Upper before bed.... read more

Geo: -45.4151, 167.718Continued on the scenic route, to Te Anua, stopping at Mc Crackens Rest lookout, and Clifden suspension bridge.Booked into the Lakeview in Te Anua, checked out the local shops and had lunch.Watched an amazing movie about Fiordland, then off to see the Glow worms via catamaran.Finally had some good Fish n Chips - local Blue Cod in a fishermans basket.Back to the campsite to update the blog and relax, then sleep.... read more

Geo: -45.8746, 170.503Kate had a rough night, and then felt the van rocking - Derek slept thru it, but we were both woken up shortly after with friends checking up on us. Luckily the quake was far enough away that we were not effected directly by it.Replied to all the messages in the morning, and headed off to Dunedin, a bit rainy, but still a pretty drive.Arrived in Dunedin, and had to sort out a power problem at home. The main fuse needed to be replaced. Many thanks to Julie next-door for organizing the electrician.Headed into Dunedin for a bit of sight seeing, had burgers at Velvet Burger, then off to the Early Settlers Museum to ride a Penny Farthing bike.Back to the van for a cuppa, and walked to the beach before the rain returned.Chicken ... read more

Geo: -43.5316, 172.637There was a screaming baby on our overnight flight, so we got no sleep. Then waited at the airport for 2hrs before picking up our campervan. Drove around Chistchurch trying to find the Quake Museum but got lost, so headed off to Timaru.Stopped in Ashburton for lunch, Club Sandwich, Banana and Bacon Pancakes with Maple Syrup, and an awesome Soy Chai Latte.On to Timaru and checked into the local Top10 park. Had showers to try and wake ourselves up - didn't really work, but went for a nice walk at Caroline Beach anyway.Got recommended a local Fish&Chip shop, bt it wasn't very good. Derek is struggling a bit with the size of the campervan, for parking and turning.Watched a couple of episodes of The Voice USA and had an early night. Hopefully tomorrow will ... read more