Tuesday 1 April We tootled into Invercargill in search of coffee and op shops - found both, plus a bunch of cool murals. Somehow manages...

Monday 31 March Despite it being a bit of a grey day and a late start because we got chatting with other campers, the journey down into...

Sunday 30 March After a generally sunny March, Sunday felt like autumn really had arrived. Rain pattered down on Banjo’s roof from the...

Saturday 29 March The cloudy start swiftly burned away to reveal clear blue skies. After a morning of admin we packed a picnic, set up...

Friday 28 March Took advantage of the still and quiet of Manapouri (even the stags stopped roaring eventually) for a lie in (🦁) then...

Thursday 27 March A wet and dreary day - we packed up and headed further south to Lake Manapouri and managed to snag a powered site on...

Wednesday 26 March We slept well after our big day in Milford Sound - but got up relatively early to join Liz and her walking group...

Tuesday 25 March What an epic day! 36 years ago I was fortunate enough to visit Milford Sound on my gap year - Louis had never been. ...

Monday 24 March A lie in in Lumsden, followed by a visit to the coolest wee cafe in town before heading westward to Te Anau along the...

Sunday 23 March The rain and cloud set in overnight in Queenstown - and we’d had two days at a rather expensive but very lovely campsite...

Saturday 22 March Up stupidly early for the Wakatipu Legend Swim - left the campsite at 5.50am to gather on the beach in Queenstown by...

Friday 21 March A chill morning at Lowburn as we packed up slowly and swapped Snowy River stories & health tips with Jenny & Warren -...

Thursday 20 March Chores, chilling, cycling, swimming (Louis) and socialising - enjoying our time near Cromwell. The Lowburn Freedom Camp...

Wednesday 19 March Waking up in the peace of Glenmac Farm was such a joy - the sun was rising, the moon was still up… and the sheep were...

Tuesday 18 March Following the hottest day then overnight drizzle and slightly lower temperatures - Tuesday just got colder, wetter and...

Monday 17 March The hottest day since we started travelling! Louis had an MRI booked in Christchurch to investigate his ongoing issues...

Sunday 16 March Time to head to the coast again - definite sense of deja vu as we followed familiar roads through to Tekapo and on to...

Saturday 15 March A big day all round! Early rise to get over to the Ruataniwha Lake Swim by 8am, then a wee wait for the actual swim to...

Friday 14 March After taking the high road to the Obelisk the day before, we stuck to the fairly low road - summiting Lindis Pass at a...

Thursday 13 March The most serene start to the day... what a privilege to be able to spend time here. Thursday is one of Jonny’s days off...