Thursday, February 07, 2008

Ice, Ice Baby

Morning everyone. The internet is painfully slow here so I'll keep it brief!
 
We've spent the last couple of days on the West Coast, exploring the Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier. They were both really cool places (geddit?) and we enjoyed hiking to them, but the highlight was definitely a helicopter flight over them. The views were awesome and we landed on the Fox Glacier for a quick walk around. It was really beautiful and peaceful.
 
We're heading up to the top coast of the South Island this morning, to take in yet more stunning scenery at Abel Tasman National Park. We are continually amazed at how beautiful NZ is - it seems that round every corner there's something amazing to behold. We've uploaded some more photos if you want to take a look.
 
Today marks 5 months since we left the UK. We've done and seen so much, but at the same time it also seems to be going quite quickly. We often count our blessings that we've been able to take this trip - its an amazing experience. Thanks NU!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds fabulous, and as usual is tough for the rest of us to take, but remember that it is the closest you'll get to skiing this season! Have fun!

Anonymous said...

Skiing...there you go Ju!

(Ju was asking at basketball the other week where you 2 will be able to go on holiday after this trip!!) :D
Looks great, I want to get over to New Zealand as well one day! Any diving there?

Speaking of basketball Mark, have you kept up with the news much? Thunder are going to the BBL next season and Spares are...well, Spares are still going, numbers have picked up a bit lately - perhaps word has got round that you aren't there anymore so people feel more confident to come and play again?!