Back to the developed world - New Zealand

And so we have arrived in NZ. After a flight cancellation and a lot of buggering about in Thailand we made it back to the developed world only to be accused by some po-faced witch at customs of being hippies and drug smugglers - not quite the welcome we'd expected. However on the other side of the 'nothing to declare' barrier we were met by Martyn's Dad John and Auntie Rose - a sight for very tired and sore eyes. We were whisked back to Rose and Pete's fed and watered, I fell into a deep and dreamless sleep while John and Martyn burnt the midnight oil over a few drinks and a long overdue catch up. The next day we headed down to Sunny Downs Farm, Gapes Valley, Geraldine to be greeted by Annie and the farm, both a wonderful sight.
Well, we've been here for about a month now and things have slowed down to a very chilled out pace. First stop was to Wanaka via a spectacular drive taking in Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook along the way.