Hey all
Well I am blogging from my bed in the campervan with muscle ache even worse than if you dont do body pump for a few weeks!! This was due to our Glacier Hike in Frans Joseph.. (Will come back to that..!)
So last update was in Queenstown, still my favourite place so far.. We also did there the gondala ride to the top of the mountain, cracking view over Queenstown and then at the top we did the Luge ride (riding a downhill course on a plastic tray!).. very cool we had to go twice!!!
We then left on a mamouth 6 hour drive to Frans Joseph.. We stopped in a stunning place called Wanaka, set on Lake Wanaka it was very Bryon Bay like, chilled out like most places here, great place to stop.. Whilst there we did the world first modern maze over 40 minutes in the sun to find 4 corners of the maze and then get out!!
We then drove on up to Frans Joseph on the west coast... This area is called Glacier country as there are a number of formed glaciers due to the mountains and the weather.. We had two nights here so was good to chill and not drive, although a whole day ice hiking was no picnic...!! Just the walk to the Glacier was 2.5km, we then spent over 5 wicked hours on the ice going through ice caves, cracks that look like only Cheryl Cole would be able to fit through plus climbing the huge thing... It was a fantastic experience well worth the pain afterwards.. When we got back we grabbed a beer and then went to the Franz Josef Glacier Hot Pools to relax the muscles in 36,38 & 40 degree water.. Very nice.. We then finished the day with champagne (valentines day!!)
So after that yesterday was once again a full days drive (the longest we have on the trip).. Up the West Coast of the South Island we stopped at Greymouth for lunch and did a walk over the longest swing bridge in NZ, before tanking it up to Nelson.. We are only a couple of hours away from our ferry crossing in Picton tomorrow where we leave the South Island.. (sad!) Hopefully doing some activities today on our way...
Off now to get up and have some breaky!!
Take Care
Kate & Matt xxxx
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