Our car was in Picton, so we took the courtesy shuttle to the city. The original plan was going to land there, but due to fog, we ended up in Blenheim. We were told that our car was at 'the airport', but of course, when we get there, we find out that the airport is just a field and is also used for skydiving. Our car was really at the ferry harbour. So the driver had to take the 'bloody Americans' to the harbour.
We eventually got going, driving through Queen Charlotte pass to check out Marlborough Sound and through a bunch of country/mountain road to our destination in Greymouth. Greymouth was rather quiet despite the millions of kids running around.
In the morning we head down the road to Hokitaki (sp) to check out the craft stores that lined the streets before making our way to Franz Josef for our hike on the glacier.
The glacier hike was great as we tramped 2.5km to get to the base and about another 2-3km on the actual ice itself. We walked up stairs made of ice, an ice tunnel, and even Egyptian walked our way through this tiny crevice. Our guide, Brad, shared some funny stories along the way, and even some about gullible, bloody Americans (did you know Ice Age was filmed on the glacier?). I think it's time to move to another country... All in all, it was absolutely amazing. All that hiking has made us pretty thirsty, so we're off to meet our new friends at some pub to down some Jager bombs!
Next stop... Queenstown for some Canyon Swing action (you should all Google it and watch the crazy videos!)... pending weather conditions. The rain might ruin the day and in turn my birthday if I don't get to do this :o(
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Omg, Maryann! I miss you oodles! Happy Birthday. So glad you're doing this blog. I get to live through you :)
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