Whale Watching

Day 55  Kaikoura - Hanmer springs Another early and stormy morning in Kaikoura. Still dark, I drive back into town from the freedom camp. Today I plan to go and do what Kaikoura is famous for, spot a few whales. Arriving at Whale watch Kaikoura, I check in. When I booked in a few days …

Swimming with Dolphins

Day 54 – Kaikoura An exciting morning ahead, I get up at the crack of dawn and leave the freedom camp to head into town. I had been crossing my fingers and toes all night hoping that the weather will be better this morning because I’ve booked a trip to go and swim with the …

Taking the back Roads

Day 53 – Kaikoura Waking up to the sound of rain battering to roof of the van wasn’t the best start to the day but according to the forecast, that’s what it’s going to be like for the next four days ☹. This doesn’t stop me from carrying though, after a few chores around the …

Banks Peninsula

Day 52 – Akaroa Talking to a few locals at the Waihora park Domain campground just south of Christchurch, they suggested heading out to a little picturesque town of Akaroa for look around if I had the time, I had no plans for the day so far so I set off to the small town, …

Churches and Cathedrals

Day 50   Lake Tekapo - Mt Cook        With the first signs of light coming through the van window, I jumped out of bed and headed back down the road to Lake Tekapo. The sun hadn’t quite come over the horizon by the time I got into town but the skies had been …

Inner Lakes

Day 49  Dunedin - Lake Tekapo Today I’m set for a long 400km drive from Dunedin to Lake Tekapo in the central South Island with a few stops in-between.  I set of quite early from the freedom camp just south of Dunedin. The cloud had set in from yesterday, dampening my hopes of seeing the …

Dunedin City

Day 48 Dunedin Today I’m heading north along SH1 up to Dunedin. After a very foggy start to the morning I head out from The Kaka point camp ground and head along Kaka point road until I reach the small town of Balclutha. Its Otago’s largest town with just over 4000 residents,  and is situated …

Southern Waterfall Hunt

  Day 47 -Catlin’s - Nugget point On the waterfall hunt today around the Catlin’s area, then to see a light house. Starting off from last night’s Waikawa freedom camp, I head along to the Chasland’s highway, another stunning day with hardly a cloud in the sky. 30mins down the road is McLean’s waterfall carpark, …

Southern Catlin’s

Day 46 Catlin’s Today I leave Invercargill and head to the Catlin’s region at the bottom south east of the island. Leaving the camp ground I had to make one last stop in town. After going to see the legend Bert Munro’s bikes yesterday, I went and had to have a look at the memorial …

Slow to Fast pace living

Day 44 Stewart island Today I want to do a few walks around the island before catching my ferry back to Bluff later in the afternoon. I get a good sleep in this morning , compared to the usual early starts. I head down stairs for breakfast, before packing up my stuff and checking out. …