A decent little drive today so we get cracking early. We stop at Signal Hill lookout for a final view before hitting the road and saying bye to Dunedin. Quick coffee and muffin stop before clocking up some KMs. First stop are the Moeraki Boulders; a strange geological phenomenon resulting

Not in a massive rush today, which is good considering the late night. We're planning a walking tour of Dunedin. First stop is breakfast at a Cafe. Best we've had so far. Perfect coffee. Jeff has a sushi bowl (no more scones) We head past the

Te-Anau was just a place to rest our heads for the night, not much to see other than the glorious lake. A playground was promised and was delivered. Jeff does a workout and pays up on a lost 50 push up bet before hanging out with Bailey on the castle/

This is one of our earlier starts today as we've got a boat booked for early arvo to check out Milford Sound. It's about a 3.5 hour drive from Queenstown. We hit the road and make the obligatory stop for breakfast pies (we're

After Courts banging on about how nice the sunrise was following her run the day before, she's drags Jeff out of bed so he can see for himself. It's probably a balmy 2 degrees and windy as hell but she's right, this time of

The fit and healthy of us (Courts and Caleb) head off for a morning run for sunrise. The pics suggest this is exactly how you should start your day in Queenstown. We're aiming to tackle what AllTrails is calling the Thunder Goat track to get up to where

Slow start today, making plans and getting sorted for all the Queenstown activities. We wander into town (about a 10 minute walk, perfect) and to the nearest coffee shop. Courts wanders on up to Starbucks because she's a savage; she likes the Caramel Macchiato. We make our way

Our next stop is Queenstown. Only about an hour or so drive from Wanaka, so we're not in a huge rush. Courts has been itching to go on another hike since our last epic one in Franz, so we head for a short one (various over 30s injuries

Snowboarding day... this will be interesting. Jeff is going up the mountain with a veteran at least, so should be able to get some decent training. Another plus: its the perfect day for it (what's new). Sun is shining and the snow is powdery. Let's get

Big cook up breakfast this morning to get us going. We're planning a mini-hike/walk to Rippon winery on a hill overlooking the lake. With plenty of fuel in the tank we drive to the centre of town about 5 minutes away and head down to the lake.

No big plans today. We are spent from the hike yesterday. So we lazily make our way into town for some breakfast. This is the first of many "Oh wow" moments of Wanaka. Just rocking up into town by the lake to park the car is stunning. We

We got a good taste for the glaciers yesterday but we were still kilometres away from them. The best way to get closer is to hike to them. Roberts Point is about a 6km hike on the side of the mountain which will get us much closer. About 5 hour

Apparently we are now those people who get up early on vacay and go for a run. It's a balmy 2 degrees this early morning. We don our gloves and coats, say 'G'nay' to the horses we're staying with and head off

Bright and early start and off for a run up the coast. Feels like 0 degrees and the sun ain't up yet. Off we go! We finish up and say hi to some local horses  before checking out. We cruise around the town and grab the obligatory second

We have a quick breakfast of cereal and instant motel coffee, pack our bags ready for our first road trip later on and then head out in pursuit of a real coffee. We slowly meander towards the Riverside Markets and comment on how quiet it is for a Monday in

We landed late last night (lost a few hours with the time-zone) so stayed in a cheap airport motel. Woke up the next morning and headed for the city. Dropped bags and first things first, let's check the breakie scene. We walked towards the centre about 15 mins