Dates and places

28 January

leave Cornwall am. Fly from Heathrow late pm.
29         
brief stopover in Dubai airport early am
arrive Bangcock late pm
30         
day in Bangcock
31         
fly from Bangcock late pm

01 February (Saturday)

brief stopover in Sydney airport am.                      
arrive Christchurch, NZ pm. Collect car at airport. Stay in Ibis Hotel.
02                             
day in Christchurch
03                             
drive north to Kaikoura. Stay in B&B
04                             
walk to Shearwater Lodge in Kaikoura Seaward Range
05                             
walk from Lodge to 5,000 feet and back
06                            
leave Lodge, walk back down mountain. Stay in B& B, Kaikoura
07                            
drive back to Christchurch, return hire car, collect Tim the campervan, stay in
South Brighton site

08   (Saturday) 

see Doctor am about H's leg, drive to Banks Peninsula, camp Duvauchelle
09                            
day on Banks Peninsula - Akora - camp Okains Bay
10                            
return to Christchurch to see specialist, drive to Rakaia and camp there
11                            
walking in Rakaia Gorge, drive to Lake Tekapo, camp Lake MacGregor (DoC)
12                              
drive to Lake Pukaki and camp there (freedom), visit Twizel (Black Stilts)
13                           
drive to Oamaru via Clay Cliffs, camp in town
14                           
drive south along coast, visit Moeraki Boulders  Shag Point, camp
Warrington (freedom)

15     (Saturday) 

Otago Peninsula via Dunedin, camp Portobello
16                           
around Otago Peninsula, camp Sandfly Bay (freedom - DoC Car park)
17                           
drive to the Catlins, via Tunnel Beach, Sinclair Wetlands & Balclutha,
visit Nugget Point, camp Kaka Point
18                           
drive to DoC site Tawanui at start of Catlins River Walk via Surat Bay, Catlins
Heads & Purakaumi Falls
19
do Catlins River Walk, drive to campsite at Maclean Falls
20
visit Falls, Tautuku Boardwalk , Niagra Falls, Waikawa Museum & Curio Bay (petrified forests and Yellow-Eyed Penguins), camp at Porpoise Bay
21
drive to Invercargill via Slope Point & Fortrose

22   (Saturday)

ferry to Stewart Island, go to Akers Point and overnight in Cottage
23
visit Ulva Island then get plane back to mainland. Overnight in Invercargill
24
move north via Clifden Suspension Bridge and limestone caves.Walk start of Kepler Track - to first hut.Camp at Manapouri
25
sail on Doubtful Sound. Drive to Milford Road. Walk part of Routeburn Track and climb to Key Summit. Camp at DoC site Cascade Creek
26
drive to end of Milford Sound, visit the Chasm, do Gertrude's Saddle Walk, camp at Te Anau
27
drive to Wanaka via Roxburgh, Clyde & Cromwell. Camp at Diamond Lake (DoC car park). Visit the lake
28
do Rocky Summit Walk and drive to DoC car park at Rasberry Creek to do Rob Roy Glacier walk. Camp Glendhu Bay

01 March  (Saturday)

Lawson's flight into Mt Aspiring National Park, camp at Wanaka
02
drive to Fox Glacier via Haast Pass, Ships Creek & Bruce Bay. Camp Gillespies beach (DoC)
03
drive to Franz Josef Glacier, lunch at Okarito. Camp in Murchison
04
drive to Nelson via Hope Saddle Lookout and on to Marlborough Sounds. Camp Cowshed Bay (DoC)
05
walk parts of Queen Charlotte Track, visit Eatwell Lookout, camp at Kenepuru Head (DoC)
06
drive to Picton and catch ferry to Wellington. Camp at Newlands, Wellington
07
day in Wellington then drive to Paraparaumu. Stay with Ron & Vivien

08  (Saturday)

Paraparumu with R & V
09
day with R & V then camp in Paraparaumu
10
ferry to Kapiti Island. Overnight in Lodge at North End
11
morning on Kapiti. Ferry back to stay with R & V
12
leave R & V and drive north via Foxton and Manawaiu Estuary to Tongariro National Park. Camp at Whakapapa
13
do Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Camp at Whakapapa
14
drive via Tangiwai memorial, Rangipo Desert, Tree Trunk Gorge, Turangi & Lake Taupo to Napier. Camp at Bay View

15 (Saturday)

day in Napier. Camp at Bay View
16
drive along coast to Mahia Peninsula. Camp Mahia Beach
17
explore Mahia Peninsula, visit Gisborne, drive into Waioeka Gorge, camp at Manganuku (DoC)
18
do Turangi Bridge walk, drive to Opotiki on Bay of Plenty. Camp at Waiotahi Beach.
19
visit Pa site at Ohiwa. Kayak adventure. Camp at Waiotahi Beach
Fish & chips in Opotiki
20
drive to Rotorua. Walk in forest near Lake Okataina. Camp Lake Tikitapu
21
do Lake Okareka walk, drive to Tauranga and via Waihi on to Coromandel Forest Park. Camp at Trestle View (DoC)

22 (Saturday)

do The Pinnacles Walk Camp at Wainora
23
do Wainora/ Boom Flats circuit. Camp in Thames.
24
drive to the Miranda Shorebird Centre. Camp Kaiaua (freedom)
25
do walk in Waharua Regional Park (Hunua Ranges), drive to Auckland via  Kawakawa Bay. Meal with Kenworthys. Camp in Auckland
26
visit Ambury Park and Mangere Mountain. Return campervan. Go into Auckland. Overnight Jet Park Hotel.
27
pack! Fly from Auckland 18.40. local time. (6.40 am UK)
28
short stop Sydney and Dubai. Arrive Heathrow 11.30am. Train to Cornwall. Arrive home 19.00.