Makarora, New Zealand
Today has been a travel day - at a relaxed pace with lots of stops for sight-seeing and tramps - hikes. We stopped to see Fox Glacier and then walked in to the base. We had a beautiful view of the Tasman Sea, We walked in to a riverbed through a tropical forest to see a huge waterfall, and then again to see the Blue Pools - they are green at this time of year. We have settled in at a great lodge that is surrounded by snow-caooed Mt peaks in all directions. I...