Monthly Archives: April 2015

Day 17 – Wednesday 15 April We woke to find Akaroa greeting us with another cold, wet & windy day. Today is our last day in New Zealand so we packed our bags for the last time, made sure we … Continue reading →

Day 16 – Tuesday 14 April Last night I was woken by a heavy hail storm a number of times. This morning we woke to find snow on the car windscreen, on the motel roof & a heavy covering on … Continue reading →

Day 15 – Monday 13 April This morning the reason for the briskness of the walk last night back from the crayfish restaurant to the motel became clear as we drove out of the motel driveway, the mountains just behind … Continue reading →

Day 14 – Sunday 12 April We woke up to lovely clear morning & we were hoping for a full day of sunshine. Havelock Bakery, just across from our motel, was our breakfast kickstarter this morning a bit after 8am … Continue reading →

Day 13 – Saturday 11 April All night it rained but we woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. We left Nelson a bit before 8am & enjoyed the drive through apple orchards & vineyards to the lovely town of … Continue reading →

Day 12 – Friday 10 April A little overcast but not cold, an early breakfast in downtown Westport & then a look through the museum at the Westport Tourist i-Site. This is primarily a museum focused on the coal mining … Continue reading →

Day 11 – Thursday 9 April This morning started cold & overcast, leaving Lake Tekapo around 8.30am, thank goodness yesterday at Mt Cook the temperature was a very pleasant 22C. Today was a driving day from Lake Tekapo to Westport, … Continue reading →

Day 10 – Wednesday 8 April Foggy, cloud & rain overnight, what a disappointment compared to yesterday, we can’t see Mt Cook (Aoraki in its Maori form) from our room like yesterday afternoon, or much else for that matter. We … Continue reading →

Day 9 – Tuesday 7 April Dunedin was clear, sunny & warm when we left early this morning, a very pleasant promise for the day ahead, so very different from yesterday. Our drive from Dunedin was through rolling hills & … Continue reading →

Day 8 – Monday 6 April “The Camp” now known as Lanarch Castle on the nearby Otago Peninsula was the destination this morning & after around half an hour drive up, some fairly twisty high roads, we arrived. Lanarch Castle … Continue reading →