I spent the whole day on the bus traveling along the coast from Franz Josef, but I didn’t mind at all, as it’s one of the most stunning parts of coastline ever. I’d done the same trip before, but I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing the cliffs, the beaches and ocean…
Now I’m dead tired and think I’ll fall into bed soon. Franz Josef was fun – I used the short amount of time I had there to the best of my abilities and went for some short walks around the base of the glacier. Then I met up with Kevin, a friend I’d met online who works there, and we had a good time. So I’m definitely glad I stopped there – might even have to go back for a real glacier tour one of these days.
I don’t have the time to see anything of Nelson, however, but I already checked out some of the sights last time and I might be back to go to the Abel Tasman National Park that’s very close to here. At the moment it’s incredibly busy – everyone seems to want to use the holidays to enjoy the scenery and the summer weather at the beach.
Tomorrow I’m catching a bus to Picton, where I’ll have a couple of hours to kill before the ferry back to Wellington leaves. So next time you’ll hear from me, it’ll be back at my place… Good night for now! 🙂