OMG sorry we have been awful in our blogging !!!!!!!!!!!!!Well 2 weeks what have wew done.
Spent 3 days on Banks Penninsular which i have to say was a highlight for us.We went to Akoroa and did a half price tour of the harbour-Choice.Saw Hector Dolphins ans a really rare Hoi Hoi penguin and seals ans penguins,was so cool.
We also visited Okains Bay and the maori and collonial museum there run by thwe most gorgeous girl called Stacy.Its a tiny little settlement wit pop of about 100 people BEAUTIFUL.Has one of the best Tiki collections i have seen.We spent all 3 nights freedom camping and stayed one night on Summit road-really lovely
we hung out in Lyttleton for a day and went to timeball station and then on to Brighton again for a night to plug in and recuperate.The van battery died when we stayed out in the wop wop and we had an extremely scarey hour trying to work out what to do .Shane was a star as usual.
Headed out of Christchurch finally on Friday 13th and headed to Methven to see the snow and Mt Hutt.Stayed on a a POP stop with some lovely people called Ivan and Dulcie who were number 75 at NZMCA in the 1st year 1956.absolutely lovely people.The POP was there old truck yards out back and a dodgy old plug socket-very illegal but bloody funny.we relaxed in the rain all weekend and woke up on monday morning 16th HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANE 31 today.
we headed into Methven and had brekkie as a treat at Primo and secundo which is a funky cafe in centre of town and has all retro things everywhre ,you can buy anything including the plates u eat off and the furniture,very cool and funky.We stoppewd off in Ashburton to go to Bullrush chocolates where Shane Chose "Dark Ginga" and won a makeover with his Golden Ticket in a willie wonka style fashion.The ladies in Ashburton Amcal were scared when faced with shane demandind his free prize.They managed to hussle him out of the door with a few prizes,LOL.
We headed out to Lake Tekapo which as ever was stunning we went offroad and stayed at Lake Alexandria in a tiny fishing camp and woke up in the morning with amazing alpine views .We dashed over to the hot pools and then in the afternoon headed over to Timeru .On the way over we stopped at geraldine and farlie ,both are cute little places with the most amazing car and industrial equiptment museums.Shane was of course in his element,that must be the 67th he has visited since we started.Thankyou to Annie who came all the way from home to open up the cart museum and started up one of the engines for a delighted Shane.Lovely place,we tried to catch up with Mary Roberts but due to Technical glitches and the need to move on we didnt manage too ,bit upset about that and hopefully we may get back up there before the trip is over.
Loved caroline Bay and the docks area of Timeru.its a cool little place good museum and Art Gallery.Met some lovely people from invercargill at the car park by the Docks who gave us there address and want us to drop by when we are in town.Wednesday it was over to Waimate to a POP stop over there,Waimate is actually really quite a big place famous for its wallabies and a white horse .Wasnt even mentioned in my Rough Guide or Lonely Planets.Found a gem of a cafe there run by 3 Malaysian brothers called ArtRio,one is a photograper and coffee roaster ,one a chef and biologist and the 3rd is Maitre' d.The coffee was amazing and the place was so friendly and i even got a beautiful Beagle puppy artfully on my coffee,amazing.We scooted around town and took photos and visited the Free Wallabies in the public gardens that noone tells you abou,then we headed off abruptly on thursday pm after a phonecall from Shanes friend Mike who was in Dunedin for the night,we met up with hoim and spent the evening in a scungy student bar The Cook to get an authentic feel for nightlife in thew city.we all had a bit to drink!@#%^ and ended up staying in the van in a carPark in centralDunedin being woken every 5 mins by cars and road sweepewrs.
Next day after a failed attempt at the Museum we headed out to Brighton beach for a night and lasdt night 21st we have stayed at Taieri Gorge Campsite.$17 dollars plug-in for the night the sdun is shining this morning ,sky is clear and blue and i am now uptodate on the blog and a weight has been lifted from me...How sad the things you worry about when you haver no jpob ,LOL.
Elvis is Chomping at the bit to get out on the Beach and we are headed back into Dunners .we have to stay until Tuesday as some total Wankbreath sprayed us with pebbles on friday am and brokre the windscreen,thankgod we are not in Catlins . for a week or 2 and we will head to Catlins and Otago Penninsula.
Love to you all `