Exploring New Zealand in our 1975 Volkswagen Kombi. Touring the South Island we stop off at Wanaka, Lake Tekapo, and Wither Hills Vineyard. We also take a cruise on Doubtful Sound before heading north to Taupo.

Exploring New Zealand in our 1975 Volkswagen Kombi. We head south stopping at Rotorua and Wellington before catching the ferry to the South Island.

This is our wrap up of the South Island trip. We discuss our top three highlights and let you know how much we spent against the budget we set aside.

Our time in the south is running out. We join up with a VW convoy heading to the 25th Nationals in Taupo. We sample some of the gorgeous wine of the Marlborough region. And Steve heads out to sea on a Whale watching trip,

We south before turning back north. Julie catches her first every fish whilst we have a wonderful 24 hours abroad the Southern Secret on the Doubtful Sound. We ride part of the Otago Rail Train before finishing at the Chatto Creek Pub,

We arrive in Wanaka and could stay for ever. We are here mainly because we are doing our first ever house sit. Our charges are Mollie & Hettie, two gorgeous Springer Spaniels and Toby the cat.

After the sand flies comes the rugged beauty of the west coast. From drift wood beaches to might of the ocean to the majesty of glaciers

We land on the south island and are blown away by the sheer beauty. We get our first night of rain and kayak with seal pups.

Let the journey begin, but not without the odd drama. We unwind in Rotorua and go our separte ways in Wellington.