A dull day when we picked the car up at 10am. We chose a Focus because we liked the car (having owned one in England) and it made settling in to driving on the left hand side of the road easy. Leaving Christchurch we headed south east to the small port town of Lyttelton and then south onto the Canterbury peninsula. The road followed the coast wh...

So we arrive at the Kea camper office and take possession after much faffing around. Oh god how will I drive this monster. First day went a bit like this Row number 1 K clonks the gears continuously. We drive a mile to the supermarket where he parks in the SMALLEST slot and in the process takes part of the flowerbed with him. (yes I know I crash...

A d*y driving *w*ited tod*y. But there were some signific*nt pl*ygrounds visited, so we c*n tell you * bit of * story *bout those. We v*c*ted O*m*ru *t *round 10:30, leisurely dep*rture you might think. But when there *re only two showers per gender to sh*re *mongst 25 c*mperv*ns, there c*n be quite * bottleneck. Anyw*y, we got *w*y, th*t's the ...

I woke up to the waves crashing against the rocks. Damn, I slept like a log. Comfy bed. The morning was beautiful. It had a gorgeous grey tint that made the ocean look haunting. I adjusted my bags in the van and hopped in. Fishing is best in the morning. I started to drive to head back down south when I saw a couple cars pulled off to the side o...

We headed from the West Coast back over to Christchurch to spend our last few days together. We settled in the cute town of Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula for two nights. The french village is only an hour south of Christchurch but feels like it is very isolated from the surrounding area. It can take half an hour to go 10 miles as you climb over ...

Akaroa is located on the Banks Peninsula and is themed like a small village in France. Those who found it were French. It is really picturesque with restaurants all the way along the waterfront and palm trees on the beaches. The main thing to do in Akaroa is to go and see the Hector Dolphin. This is the smallest and rarest dolphin in the world a...

Picked up the campervan today! It's a 6 berth deluxe beauty and is huge - I ain't parking it! It's the best accomodation we've had so far - can't believe our luck because it's a relocation deal to Auckland so it's really cheap. It has no less than 3 double bed options (handy if we fall out), a shower, toilet and the kitchen is better than ours a...