Well, we are back from seven days away. Thankfully Derek got back just in time for us to go away, it would have been a bit lonely without him!! We drove over 2,000 kilometres which is a lot but we did nearly go the full length of the South Island and back, thank you car you were brill. And we thought we were going to be a bit unlucky at first as it RAINED nearly all the first day. It didn't matter too much as we were travelling, five and a half hours the first day with just a few stops.
We stopped for lunch at the Speights Pub in Franz Joseph then carried on to Hokitika with a brief stop at the picturesque Lake Ianthe on the way. I'm sure it is and we did try to make it looks nice but no luck!