Well hello there you lot......................Sorry for the delay in posts but we have been preety busy of late.
Left nelson just over a week ago and spent our 1st night in Murchison at the POP stop there(Park over Property)Spent the night there and then headed over to hamner Springs the next day through Lewis pass.snow covered Peaks everywhere,we stopped off at the start of St James walkway and let Elvis out for a runaround and a toilet stop.LONG DROP HELL .Think this is the toilet that people use after 5 days on the track-PHEW not nice,LOL.Headed over to hamner and spent a couple of nights at the POP stop just out of the township.Lovely spacious place and again free,you hjust have to time your toilet breaks carefully :)
Spent a couple of days relaxing and hanging out at the hotpoolswhich it turns out are not so hot in a force 10 gale.I was like a bloody prune by the time i plucked up courage to get out in the wind and rain.
Headed over to Christchurch on monday 2nd and stopped off to surprise Jane Newman and her hubby Craig who recently moved there.She was a tad shocked to say the least,It was truely lovely to catch up with her and Craig who we had not met before .There daughter Laura is both beautiful and intelligent and captivated us wuith her charm and wit,and Finn is still very little and super cute.Craig had been hunting the weekend before so we were treated to his venison and wild pork sausages for tea,YUM.Thankyou so much for your hospitality and Driveway,WE LOVE YOU.

Tuesday 3rd August
Another allustreious day in the life of a devoted Pixies fan,we headed into christchurch to find our bearings for the long awaited return of the Pixies to NZ.The gang as ever were completely amazing.Only 4000 tickets sold so the gig was much more intimate than Auckland.They thrilled us with all the doolittle classdics and the audience werte more than enthusiastic and friendly.We had an absolute ball .Kim Deal was so cute,she kept thanking us all for coming 80 hrs to see them,god love her most people had jumped on the number 60 bus to get there,lol.Elvis delighted the throngs outside .i think he thought they had all gathered to pat and fuss over him and he duly was entertaining and supercute and well behaved.Well worth the 80$ each metallica can sod off i am afraid unless we win tickets.Drove around for a while and found a great spot in St Albans at the park right next to some toilets-Day 5 freedom camping--Tight arsed Bastards eh??????????

Wed 4Th August.
Spent a great day looming around Christchurch city centre ,i sp[ent 2hrs at thew art Gallery which is not only beautiful but has so awesome collections.There was a particular exhibition of ophotographs by a woman called Tanis Simons an american woman whos photos were really thought provoking ,provocartive and some humerous and educational.headed to the canterbury Museum and accidentally locked the Keys in thew van,Whoops,loland when Shane managed to break in (Easily)