I arrived back here in New Zealand a week ago. It was so hard to leave Australia and everyone I know. So hard in fact that I think i’m going back sometime next month! I’d like to spend more time over there and there is a chance of doing a roadtrip in a campervan from Adelaide into either Western Australia, the Northern Territory or both!

I’m in Christchurch at the moment, having just spent a few days in a sleepy town called Akaroa a couple of hours from here. The town is built in the crater of an extinct volcano which the sea has nicely filled to create a really scenic area. Mountains just dive straight into the water and there’s enough to do to occupy a few days. Dolphin watching is the main attraction, but there is plenty of walking too.

Tomorrow I head for the tip of the Southern Alps and a town called Arthurs Pass!