Ok. last lot for today.
we made it to Fox Glacier about an hour befor the sun set. the cliff just go starght up for 100s of feet.
Make you feel so small. and there had been afew rock falls over the few weeks.
The bird is N.Zs alpine parrot
Thanks guys.
Its not over yet we off to the north island get together this weekend. so bags packed and off tomorrow.
so updates in a few days.
so see you in 3 days or so.
P.S. we going to one of N.Z. biggest car icons. form movies etc.
O.K. back to the trip.
Day 7-9 to Nelson travel 2399kms so far.
On your way to nelson we stop at Punakaiki (yes it spelled right Its a Maori place name) to look at the pancake rock and blow holes. but it was lowtide so the blow hole weren't that big.
On our way we got some photo of the coast and of the last Rail and car bridge in N.Z. Hate to meet a train when you halfway long it.
By the way there was alot of one way brigde in the south island.
all the road we drove on are the main road or you say state highways. No back raods.
We get into Nelson. we stay here for 2 days this is the wife days for shopping and resting.
we did go to the WOW museum. over a 100 cars most england made and some U.S.
and as you know it the camera stop working just as we got in the doors.
And this was park down stairs. doesn't look like it been move for awhile.
Day 10 going home.
back to feilding. travel 2760kms
after afew day of shopping as only a woman and teenager can do. me and my boy was glad to hit the road again. lol.
so we were off the picton to catch the boat to cross back to the north island.
we had to go slow as the brake on the Newport had worn away so it was metal on metal.
we home. so i took afew pic's of the country side were i live.
give you an idea what we wake up to here.
There be one more update of us going to the North Island get together.
its small just us guys sit down drinking and talking ****
If you into cop car you will have to see this last update. Form what i heard you guys who are right into cop cars say it the one that got away. one of the best.