Well, neither of us slept well in anticipation of our big flight , only Oh No!! it was grey and cloudy at 0645 when we got up however we went and checked in and they said come back later. So we had breakfast and then went to the Franz Josef Glacier and yes it was covered in cloud and mist.
On the way back to the car we watched this little Fantail bird display That was a shame really as it could have been a very nice Glacier to see It looks like our luck has left us and when we went back again to the Airline (for the want of a better word) they said maybe this afternoon or maybe tomorrow. It would appear that the best time to visit the Mountains and Glaciers is in the winter months when the snow is fresh and the air is clear. We shall now hold this item as a TO DO.
So we left to drive to Greymouth via Hokitika and en route we passed the usual beautiful large lakes with no one on them and continued through the heavily forested conservation areas, interesting but boring after a while.
We stopped for lunch in Hokitika and wandered around and we wondered why we had stopped at this easily forgotten town which sells Jade Trinkets to the tourists. The best part of this town however, was the road leading out.
We arrived in Greymouth, we thought we had stayed here during our last NZ visit 8 years ago, but we are mistaken as we would have remembered how bad this place is as well. After our in house dinner we headed down town to see the highlights only it was closed. So we thought, let’s go to the Cinema, Yep you guessed, it is also closed Monday to Wednesday and so back to the Motel we went via the supermarket to purchase a bottle of red ‘cheer me up’.
You may be wondering what Jennifer and I talk about in the car whilst we are travelling for hours on end, we decided today to review the best bits so far. So in no particular order, we like Akaroa,
Tomorrow we head North again to the outskirts of humanity and we have loaded up the car with sufficient food to take care of the Chinese Army on the march. We are going to Karamea for two nights before heading on to Nelson.
