We picked up our car this morning- and thank goodness it was a Rav4! Dad had to upgrade as our bags wouldn't fit in the Falcon sedan that we had pre-booked.
The drive started with the visit to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand @ Wigram Aerodrome (for Luke couldn't you guess), then the long drive across the mountains. Now we are starting to see some of the legendary New Zealand scenery. We kept going around corners & Mum would shout "Stop" and there would be another photo opportunity. The scenery at Arthur's Pass was really spectacular, and Dad just kept taking photos.
After taking a left turn at the West Coast, we started down towards Glacier Country. We went from mountains with snow (only a little) and braided rivers to ocean views with farms.
We arrived in Franz Josef late in the afternoon - by now it was really hot & we found our accomodation for the night (Jag Escape) and then wandered into town for dinner. The whole hamlet is an action based alpine resort - with helicopters in the backyard of even our cabin at Jag Escape.
Tomorrow, we are glacier walking. Mum is busy trying to work out how much to adjust her insulin doses by so she doesn't hypo on the ice. This will be an experience....
