15th- 17th May We had a very long drive today. 479km to be exact! But it was a lovely scenic drive. We drove some of the Inland Scenic Route 72 and then drove the Great Alpine Highway through Arthur's Pass. Arthur's Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps. It marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions, 140 km from Christchurch and 95 km from Greymouth. The pass lies in a saddle between the valleys of the Otira River, a tributar...

24th- 25th April We stopped at Hokitikia on the way to Franz Josef and spent some time in a computer shop sorting our pics out and doing some research for Auz. We are hoping to extend our time in NZ so we have emailed STA about a flight change. We will just see what happens.. After Hokitikia we set back off on highway 6 down the glacier explorer route to Franz Josef. It was a pretty cloudy day so coming into Franz Josef we couldn't see any of the snow capped mo...