We so enjoyed our campervan trip to North Island in 2011, that we decided to do another campervan trip of the South Island in 2012.…

Dramatic Eastern Coastline! We hiked the Forest Walk near our campsite and looked for geocaches the next morning. There was a maze of trials just…

This was probably one of our best days of the trip. As we drove north, we checked out Ohau point which had a much more…

Barbara had mentioned a portion of Queen Charlotte Track that was nearby, from Anakiwa to Davies Bay. Since we made the trek out to Cullen…

The Sea Kayak Company said they’d send their van to get us at reception at Old Mac’s at 8:45am. When we arrived at 8:30am, there…

This was a day I wasn’t sure how much we would be able to do. The plan was to head over Takaka Hill and do…

We woke up to a light rain, and headed for the West Coast. The road follows Buller River and the closer to the coast it…

The day started bright and clear, with just a tiny cloud covering the peak of Mount Cook. We headed for Lake Matheson.  The track around…

We decided against our original plan to visit Franz Josef Glacier. Instead, we headed straight for Hokitika Gorge. Once you get to the town of…

We continued up Arthurs Pass, across the viaduct, which had interesting rock shelters and a waterfall you pass under! It was very windy at the…