The city of Churches … and earthquakes ! DAY 1 – On route to Christchurch After yesterday’s nice weather, we woke to strong winds and torrential rain. Added to our colds it wasn’t the greatest of starts and so the two would alter some of our original plans. It rained […]

Greenstone, Limestone and ……… beer ! The day greeted us with much better weather however I had passed on my cold to Adrienne so we were both feeling a little run down. After breakfast we set off along winding roads and small towns closer to the coast and our first […]

Mountains, lakes and glaciers DAY 1 – On Route to Franz Josef With the weather forecast for the day not great, we still woke to some sunny skies and after a quick breakfast in the room set off for our drive to Franz Josef on the west coast. The first […]

History and charm DAY 1 – On route to Wanaka Weekends and/or the start of school holidays meant there were a lot more young kids at breakfast in the hotel this morning – with parents who seemed to have no control over them ! We quickly downed our breakfast and […]

Rugged and Old … A bit overcast this morning but certainly some encouraging blue sky around and the wind had dropped dramatically. We set off again on another leg of the Southern Scenic route with our first stop Slope Point – the southern most point on mainland New Zealand. It […]