Kiwis and Fairy Bread

26 December 2023 With a warm good bye to the Claxtons we started our drive out of Akaroa, and promptly realized we needed gas. I mean, we really needed gas. But it was Boxing Day, the day-after-Christmas holiday when shops are still closed and most people in NZ head out for some fun. Although Boxing Day is celebrated throughout the British Commonwealth, it’s just not something we thought would affect us. Until the first two petrol stations we passed were closed. Thankfully the third was a charm. The Māori woman there said that the place was run by “Hong Kong… Read more

Good Morning Everyone! Hope you had/are having a beautiful holiday! Just wanted to let you now that we heading to the Southern Alps. Our campsites will not have Wi-Fi, so it might not hear from us again on this blog until we near Queenstown in a few days time. We are well rested and half way through our trip. Wow! Looking forward to the adventures ahead and sharing it all with you. Cheers! Read more