Schedule for the coming weeks is sorted. Won't bore you with the exact itinerary but essentially we will cruise all the way down the east coast of the south island from Christchurch to Invercargill, stopping at Dunedin to swing by the Cadburys chocolate factory of course....
We'll then hop on a boat to the haven that is Stewart Island and spend the night there. If you don't know anything about Stewart Island check it out here http://www.stewartisland.co.nz/ Its a perfectly preserved piece of the civilised world and apparently stunning to explore. Also I like the fact that back in the 1800's the lighthouse keeper kept his cat there and over a period of a few years the cat wiped out an entire species of flightless bird. Perhaps thats cruel, in fact its definitely a shame........but I bet that cat was the man about town in the cat world.
Following that we'll head out to the west coast to visit Milford sounds, most famously known for the incredible fjord shots in the Lord of the Rings films. After that, its adrenaline junky time! Queenstown baby! Nay wants to skydive....I'd rather sky-laugh from safely on the ground but we'll see if I can find my balls of steel nearer the time. From there we'll head up the west coast to Franz Josef to explore the legendary glaciers and then on through to Hanmer Springs for a splash in the volcanic hot pools. After that we'll drop into Kaikoura to go deep sea fishing and whale watching before heading back up to Nelson for my birthday.
So as you can see we have our ride sorted. Dad's van is an 8 seater where the back two rows fold flat into a comfy bed complete with blinds to keep out that beautiful hot UV rich sunshine should it get too much to handle (yeah right!).
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