Back to Queenstown

I have completed the loop of the south island and back to Queenstown where we will fly out of on Friday. After Wellington our next stop was Marahou in Abel Tasman national park. The scenery was gorgeous with the orange beaches and torquoise water. We had beautiful weather and went kayaking and sailing. We saw tons of seals, a penguin, a sting ray and tons of birds. We made chicken fajitas for dinner but for dessert we picked some mussells off the rocks, boiled them till they opened and ate them with hot sauce. I learned I fortneately do not have my moms shellfish sickness. The next day we stayed in Greymouth. It is an old mining town that is the west connection of Aurthors pass through the mountains. The next day we headed to Franz Josef Glacier where we went on a glacier hike. It lasted all day and we went high on the ice and in 2 caves. It was very interesting to learn about the glacier and how fast it is receding. This past month alone the glacier lost 5 meters! Then today we drove back to Queenstown. I have retired from my bungy jumping but the other 3 I am traveling with all signed up for a bungee tomorrow that I will watch. It feels good to be back in familiar territory and it is making me excited to start school in Wollongong!