Today, we woke up early to go kayaking on the Abel Tasman seas. I had booked a full day kayak trip called the Royale with Cheese with Kaiteriteri Kayaks. This company was one of the few that still operated during winter, and provided free transfers from Nelson to the Abel Tasman park, and included a [...]

Early in the morning, we left Dorset House and headed off to our first stop on our New Zealand holiday, Kaikoura. We hadn’t planned on going whale watching, as it was quite pricy, but we decided that we’d just make our way there and see whatever there was to see. It was the midpoint for [...]

We went down to the city this morning with all our luggage. We were planning to drop off one bag at Eel’s place, and then take the other bag with us to New Zealand. In the end, she called us and asked us to meet up at Sofitel Melbourne, as she was staying there for [...]

3/4 of an hour before my flight to Melbourne departs. We just shared a Chicken & Mushroom Pie @ Dome, which qualifies us to sit and lepak around and use the free WiFi.
Checking in wasn’t a problem, they asked to see the Australian visa. I couldn’t show them one because I never received [...]