Waikawa Bay Seafront Apartments Picton

... at dinner. I have decided that if I win the lottery I am going to buy a vineyard.<br><br>The next day we woke up to brilliant sunshine and clear blue sky so we decided to drive Queen Charlotte Drive again because it was misty last time. We drove to Havelock, which David enjoyed on the twisty roads, and then came back slowly, stopping at all the viewpoints. We went for a short walk around the top of a hill to see over Havelock and Pelorus Sound. It was ...

... enough for me! I pulled up to a little garden farm where we could feed tame eels. We bought a bag of eel feed and suddenly got befriended by a cat - it seems eel feed is also cat food!!! After feeding the eels and ducks and swans and the cat we wandered to this little farm which was basically someones backyard! There were llamas and a goat which Sophie got attached to! There were also hens and a turkey which Sophie didnt like ...

... where I stayed in the best hostel so far, which had the added advantage of being a graveyard themed hostel, due to being next to one called Tombstone, and I was swayed to spent the night there by the slogan "Rest In Peace"! The front door was shaped like a casket which made me laugh, but fortunately the beds were normal bunks, not coffins.

Yvette: We had a lovely drive again to kaikoura. Lots of terrible driving from trucks right up my behind, and one coming the other way which was forced to overtake a car it was tailgating and swept straight onto my side of the road - driver looked the picture of calm as me and several other cars were forced off the road. It was just before the bridge - if i'd reached it it ...

... upgrading the jetty areas, so there wasn't really a decent enough place to be able to get onto the island. Or as the skipper put it - he could get us onto the island but wouldn't be able to pick us back up. We didn't fancy spending a night on the island so we carried on straight to Ship's Cove. As we were dropped off at Ship's Cove a lot earlier than expected, we had ...

Wednesday 24 September East Coast of N Island Got up a little early, in time to see the Cook Strait. A hill half-hidden in the clouds was all we saw of South Island. As the morning went on, the southeast coast of North Island became more clearly visible and was very scenic. The bad news from the Captain is that we are unlikely to be alongside in Napier until after midnight, and it may be much later. So yet another call to the hotel awaits. Weather improved in the afternoon ...

... is making my mouth water. We had dinner in this cafe called the 'Dog and Frog', which enjoyable because of all the pictures they have of dogs all over the world. There was an adorable guide dog from the UK called Marble. This of course, only made me miss my dog even more. So it was a relaxing day, in a relaxing place. Definitely recommended for anyone who just wants a little bit of peace. For us though, it on to Christchurch before flying to Sydney, so watch this space.

... of their wings. Dunedin itself has some spectacular buildings, one of the most striking being the railway station constructed from hard, volcanic bluestone and creamy Oamaru limestone to great effect. With Dunedin's Scottish ancestry there is even a small whisky distillery on site. Next stop on the East coast were the fascinating Moeraki Boulders. These odd, almost perfectly spherical boulders up to 2 metres in diameter look like they have fallen from the sky onto the ...

... and he offered to stop if we wanted to take any photo's of the scenery along the way. This was very kind of him but I think we were a bit tired after all that sea air and we couldn't be bothered. Lester dropped us right outside our van on the campsite and we thanked him for a lovely day. If you like boats and scenery then the Marlborough Safari is definitely for you, I think it is probably the most value for money trip we have been on since we got here. That night, I tried the ...

... if she comes here in 12 years she can do it for real), extra hellos to Gerry and Sue Eustace, (and all their e--mail identities) 'little' Claude Herzog (get well soon), Prash on his worldwide travels and Rod Thorn who has made the great escape. And huge congratulations to our good friends and keepers of the dresser John and Su, who are going all conventional on us following an agreement made in a balloon over Florida. Weybridge is going to have a rocking party...