It rained all night, + was still doing so quite heavily this morning, but after a respectably hearty breakfast, we felt pretty much ready for anything… even the trip back.  The river had... READ MORE

A change in the weather overnight to the stuff the West Coast is famous for, grey, misty rain.  Drove north again, stopping off at a gold mine, which in fact proved to be... READ MORE

We had read that there was a good viewpoint down at Fox glacier, best early in the morning, so we had determined to rise early to drive down to see it.  Remarkably, we... READ MORE

Collected Rory + hit the road again.  A pleasant drive south, the most notable part being 2 journeys across single-lane bridges.  Not that there is anything notable in that, New Zealand has hundreds... READ MORE

Up at a ridiculously early hour, partly to ensure we met Andy, not having a fixed hour in which to meet him, + partly to ensure disappearing from the camp-site without paying.  In... READ MORE