After the kayaking and hiking of Abel Tasman I headed down the west coast of the south island. Lovely views along the way. The bus I was on, Stray, stopped at this rando town for a night so we could have a crazy costume party. I dressed up as a giraffe, thought it was fitting. Again, lots of flip cup.
After the costume party we kept making our way down the west coast to Franz Josef glacier. I had already been there for an interview back in the day, but this time it seemed like a completely different place. Our full day there was completely sunny, not a cloud in the sky. It was so beautiful to see the glacier on a nice sunny day. I don’t even think we really saw it last time we were there.
Instead of paying 150 bucks to do a glacier hike, I decided to just go on a long (free) hike through the rainforest with my friend Victoria. A solid 6 hour hike. After climbing over rocks and walking across waterfalls, streams, and one-person suspension bridges we got to the top for a stunning view of the glacier. We even looked down on the people doing the glacier hike, who looked like ants from where we were. Saw a goat on the way down. Got my money’s worth.
After Franz Josef and a lot more time on the bus we stayed at another rando town for an impromptu game of ultimate frisbee and lots of karaoke. The next day we finally made our way back to Queenstown, my home sweet home. Here for a few days, then Auckland, then Asia!
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