It's now day six of our road trip adventure and spirits remain high despite incessent rain, icy winds and a strong chill in the air. New Zealand's treasures however, have prevented any of the aforementioned really having any impact on our general mood.- The Moeraki Boulders - unusual perfectly rounded boulders that look like they fell from the sky (and as James accurately put it - oversized malteesers due to their internal honeycomb formation...)
- Cathedral Caves - a maze of high arching stunning caves leading through the cliff face and back out to the ocean
- Cannibal Bay - a quiet beach where we were able to get within five metres of some dozing New Zealand Fur Sea-Lions. Only found in this part of the world.
- Milford Sound - an amazing Alpine fiord that is strongly reminiscent of Lord of the Rings and quite simply took our breath away (see pic - sorry if we spoil the view). Worth mentioning here is our faces when trying to follow instructions on how to fit the obligatory snow chains in the possible event of an avalanche...yes that's right avalanche. Luckily for us it was a bright day.
Campervan life is fresh, fun and a great way to see what is really an 'outdoors' land. No real complaints, well perhaps one from James concerning a vicious group of sand flies - one of which decided to pick a fight with him and won. The result is a swollen lip that looks like a failed attempy at collagen surgery. (Sorry Jim - I resisted posting a pic). Our only other mishap was when I got so excited about the prospect of a full day's driving that I forgot to do a routine petrol check. 50K up a mountain, with no road signs in sight, a strong downpour and a setting sun is not when you want to see the dial firmly past the E sign and the warning light flashing...
Our next adventure is Doubtful Sound - reputedly the more stunning of New Zealand's two Sounds and then on to Queenstown for some adventure activities. Watch this space...
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