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Hello, we are the Rays, Craig, Rachel and Myles our son. In September 2007 we are starting out on a trip / holiday of discovery to travel through New Zealand in order to find out more about the country, the people and its culture. After spending all our lives in the UK we are eager to find out if our lives could be better in another country? Is New Zealand somewhere we could emigrate to - we will endeavor to find this out along the way, and will record our thoughts and feelings of New Zealand and what we think it has to offer.

In the process of putting this blog together we have decided also to try and bring together lots of information on the different regions, towns and cities of New Zealand. Information on immigration, travel, places to stay etc. We also plan to produce a weekly podcast featuring some of the people we meet on our travels. All of this, in the hope that this site will become a valuable resource for others to find out more about New Zealand.

The flights are booked - feel free to travel along with us!

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Useful things we travel with...

Chariot Carrier

Myles's chariot! What a fantastic piece of kit. Bought this in the US after seeing it in Canada. It's a stroller, an off road buggy with suspension, a cycle trailer and you can even put skis on it! Wouldn't go anywhere without it - You can find out more and see it in action here

Our Travel Insurance

Used World Nomads for our annual policy for quite a while - They were recommended by Lonely Planet and Rob (Our global travelling friend!) also uses them - Good enough for him then it's good enough for us! Not sure if they are the cheapest but you do get what you pay for.
Get a quote online

Canon Camera

We use a Canon Ixus camera for all the photos and videos on the site. The size and quality is unbeatable - a great travelling stills and video camera in one! We got ours from Amazon because of their good returns policy and the online reviews from other users-Amazon reviews on this camera

Car Hire Worldwide

We've used loads of car hire companies over the years and we keep on coming back to auto-europe. They are usually the cheapest worldwide and the price includes all insurance / CDW etc,
www.auto-europe.com

Leatherman Wave

Brilliant multi-tool. Built like a tank and small enough to fit anywhere. Wouldn't leave home without it - Got us out of a few 'sticky' situations.
We got ours from Ready To leave.com

Thursday, 25 Oct 2007

Picton to Hopewell

We decided to visit the top ranked BBH hostel in New Zealand for a couple of days. It only lies 11km from Picton but the drive takes nearly 3 hours! As you can see from the sat nav it's very bendy and the last hour is on a rutted unsealed road - or dirt track to you and me!

11Km in 3 hours

After leaving the ferry we decide to have a quick bite to eat in Picton and grab some supplies from the one and only supermarket for the next couple of days. Picton has a really nice feel to it. Laid back, civilised and slightly fonder town in feeling. The supermarket was well stocked and I must appear over 30 years old because I had no problem in stocking up with a bottle or two of Marlborough wine.

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Immediately you leave Picton you are tempted to stop the car at every turn on the very windy roads and take in the most breathtaking views across the water. You're brain seems to have to work a little harder translating the images from your eyes as the scale of the sounds in the distance and the sheer beauty of the coastline is something we have never seen before.

Yet another photo opportunity

Green pastures at the start of the Queen Charlotte

We pass through freshly cut meadows of sweet grass and wild flowers along almost deserted roads before arriving at the start of the Queen Charlotte Sound (more info). We must pass around the edge on our way to Kenepuru Sound and the Hopewell retreat. The 71 Km mountain bike journey across the Queen Charlotte ridge is one of the best in the world - a definate one for the next time to do list.

Perfect spot to stretch or legs

We stop here - (http://maps.google.com/?q=-41.21712,173.97111) to break our journey - what an idyllic little spot with accommodation and a cafe looking out over the water. If we weren't booked into Hopewell we'd of unpacked there and then. Myles and the rest of us stretched our legs and the journey continued on.

The rally vehicle

The dusty track took it's toll on us all and the car was covered.

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