We picked up our Britz campervan from Christchurch and were surprised by how much of a serious step up from our awful Jucy van it was. I pledge to never use Juicy rentals ever again. They are actually pretty expensive for what you get, we are paying less with Britz despite it being a self contained vehicle that has everything you need, and the real bonus is that you can stand up in it so no more ‘lie down wrestle with your jeans’ dressing moments which I’ve just about had enough of. We read on another blog that the Campermate app was saving all sorts of campers lives and it’s true, we would have been lost without it. Its live update map shows you all the campsite facilities around you and each campsite has a reviews page so you can get an idea of what sort of place it is.
So, our luck has run out. The weather is absolutely terrible. We wanted to head up to Kaikoura but the rain is incessant and so incredibly heavy. Its all about the water there, whale watching etc so it isn't really worth heading that way as no boats will go out anyway. Also, following a recent earthquake in November last year, the road from there to Picton which is where the ferry leaves is inaccessible which turns what should be a three hour drive into an eight hour drive. Not ideal and sad to be missing the whales and dolphins but we can’t have it all! We only had time for a quick drive through of Marlborough before racing to catch our ferry which is a shame but we also feel like we have done quite a few wineries in Tassie and we have more ahead of us in Argentina anyway. We did manage to make a quick pit-stop at Cloudy Bay, known to many in Hong Kong as one of the more palatable wines readily available. The ferry should have been three hours but due to the storm and high seas, it ended up being five. I tried in vain to watch out for whales but my whale watching experience is clearly not meant to be. Comments are closed.
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