Thursday 29 May Still waiting for the forecast stormy weather to roll in - but a pretty decent morning in Orepuki Bay when we awoke....

Wednesday 28 May Abby wanted to walk round to Gemstone Beach and back before she started work so 3 of us plus Harley set off before dawn...

Tuesday 27 May Chilly morning in Invercargill and we were in a rush - gotta use the showers and clean the BBQ before the power went off...

Monday 26 May Just us at the NZMCA site when we awoke on Monday morning. We got down the bikes and cycled over Curio Bay to see if we...

Sunday 25 May Sundays weather forecast wasn’t great - but the sunrise over our wee spot at the NZMCA Niagara site was pretty decent. Our...

Saturday 24 May Saturday report part 2 - after sunrise at Curio Bay we returned to base for breakfast before heading off westward to...

Saturday 24 May Saturday morning and we only had a wee lie in 🦁 before getting up and whizzing over to Curio Bay for the sunrise. It was...

Friday 23 May What a day! Louis & I went off to the aquatic centre - him to swim and me to shower & wash my hair… except I forgot my...

Thursday 22 May A stunning sunrise with a fascinating red rainbow greeted us as we woke late after being rattled awake by a passing...

Wednesday 21 May On the move again - this time heading for Gore, the Brown Trout Fishing Capital of the World. I got up fairly early for...

Tuesday 20 May Woke to find ourselves surrounded by other campers - 18 vans in total plus 3 spaces… unsure how they fit in the 26 listed...

Monday 19 May Cruisy morning at Old Bones - beautiful dawn and after breakfast Louis & Jez set off on a bike ride into Oamaru & found the...

Sunday 18 May Bit of a grey day after a rainy night - strange strata of clouds striping the sky on our morning walk along the abandoned...

Saturday 17 May Pretty dawn over Old Seadown School, but sadly I was feeling rough (fighting off a lurgy) so skipped the bacon & egg...

Friday 16 May Time to head south again - spent the morning at Treehouse Retreat sorting ourselves out and finalising plans for the onward...

Thursday 15 May Still stationary at Treehouse Retreat - last full day! Time to prep for our onward journey - a trolleyload of supermarket...

Wednesday 14 May More quiet times in Kaiapoi - double dog walks & some op shopping on the menu. Early morning walkies with Abby & Harley...

Tuesday 13 May Tuesday started with a walk and ended with one too… for me anyway. Louis was mostly in recovery mode from Monday’s jab -...

Monday 12 May We needed a lie-in, but didn’t get it… busy Monday and we were on the road into town by 7.30 to drop off the Pajero for...

Sunday 11 May Our Sunday morning alarm was most unwelcome - but it was our last ballooning opportunity so we staggered out bleary eyed,...