Cape Campbell Lighthouse

The Cape Campbell Lighthouse is located at Cape Campbell in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. The first lighthouse at this site was lit on 1 August 1870; it was replaced by the present lighthouse in 1903. This unmarked route follows the beach from the eastern end of the camping ground…

Black Birch Ridge

If you are in the Blenhiem area and have a 4WD vehicle, make sure you drive up the Black Birch Ridge road for some spectacular views. The road is good but we were there on a stunning spring day, it’s probably a bit more challenging if it’s wet. The 360 degree views from the site…

Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre – Blenheim

If you are in Blenheim don’t miss Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre  Knights of the Sky exhibition, featuring Sir Peter Jackson’s own collection of WW1 aircraft and artifacts. You will be amazed as soon as you walk through the door into the semi darkness – the atmosphere is intense,  the figures life like, the mud and…