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hey everybody, again, its been a while since the last post. people have been asking daily for pictures and wanting to hear stories of the last 3 weeks. so we decided to wait and make one big pic post of some of the most spectacular things weve seen, which have happened the last little while. through fire, rain, sand and ice, weve experienced more than we could have asked for in New Zealand. <br /><br />

Thank you New Zealand

Dan Paton
2006-02-22 12:03:00

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As you all know, we spend a while in the city of Queenstown. we did finally leave and made our way up what is supposed to be the most beautiful part of new zealand: the west coast. we headed back to Wanaka through the Crown Range, (a twisty turny uphill road, recommended to us) and stayed the night at a familiar spot, in the mountains. we did a 5 hour, 8km trek to the Rob Roy Glacier, near where we camped. we were met at the top by the local but beautiful pest, the Kea bird. we snapped a couple of pictures and made our way back, ready for the open road. we stopped at Puzzle World on the way out of Wanaka, on the way to Fox Glacier.

we drove along the west coast, a change of scenery with the ocean on our left and mountains on our right for 5 hours. that was probably the most beautiful drive while being here. we camped for the night and got up early for a day on the Fox Glacier. after an hour hike, a guide and our crampons, we were on the glacier. everyday the glacier moves slightly, and new stairs and walkways have to be carved daily. Graham our guide carved his way through and we saw some amazing natural formations in the gigantic ice piece. the whole day was spent on the glacier, including a meal sitting on pure ice. it still blows our minds that we were on a glacier, and made it safely on and off. some crevases in the ice go down for 40 metres, and easily could be fatal. someone with us slipped and scratched their leg pretty bad on the razor sharp ice. we hope the pictures do justice.

after the sunburn and sore feet, we relaxed by a camp ground and saw a spectacular sunset outside of Hokitika. we made our way into town the next morning and had a beach day, which included a wizard fight and some classic baguette sandwiches. it had a grand bend feel, and we were lucky for the great weather. afterwhich we made our way through Arthurs Pass to a city bearing the same name. here we camped and arose for a hike called Avalanche Peak. now this was no babies ...

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