Aug
27
2010
Arrived here at 2pm in the solid rain! We are staying here for 2 nights and most of us are doing the 8-hour glacier hike tomorrow! And the guides say take sunscreen!!
We’ll post pictures of it tomorrow night!
Aug
27
2010
And its five days since the last blog already!!
The last blog we were in Wellington; today we are in Franz Joseph on the west coast.
The last few days have all been one-nighters. In as much as Wednesday was in Nelson on the north of South Island, where there was actually some sunshine! But not a lot else!! Although we did stop by a vineyard and winery for a tasting!
Thursday Aug 26th was a very small town called Westport, top left of the South Island. A former gold mining town, most people now work in dairy farming. A small home-run hostel called “Bazils”!!
Last night, Friday 27th, was in a well known venue called The Poo Pub!! A cheap’n'cheerful hostel at Lake Minhapua. And it was Fancy Dress Night!!
Where men are....?!!
So we stopped by a charity shop and the blokes got kitted out in womens clothing, and the girls in bin liners!!