Ok, so I am writing this again

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Sometimes I hate Blogger... here goes again, but this time I am just writing a list of what I did.

Wednesday:

• Dinses arrived late from Auckland after being held up in customs
• Took the Desert Road to Waiouru and camped along the side of the road
• Slept terribly because of the trucks going by all night

Thursday:

• Left for Wellington at 5am
• Got the ferry to Picton
• Sun shining on ferry and the trip was great
• Drove to Nelson
• Decided on Mt. Owen for our tramp (filming location for Lord of the Rings)
• Stayed at Paradiso and spent too long in the spa (God, I love Nelson!)

Here is a shot of the other Interislander ferry as we were crossing the Cook Straight:


Friday:

• Took off early from Nelson and went to Kahuranga National Park
• Started the track on the Blue Creek trail to Granity Pass
• Soon above the treeline with good views
• Stayed at the hut in Granity Pass
• Dissappointed to learn Mt. Owen was another 3 hours
• Watched sunset from the ridge towards Sentinel Hill

First time above the treeline near Billie's Knob:


Granity Pass Hut:


Watching the sunset:


More photos here.


Saturday:

• Tried for Mt. Owen summit, but weather came in
• Went back to the hut for lunch
• Met some people from Christchurch including a geologist
• Walked out with the Christchurch people with geology and biology lessons along the way
• Stopped below Billie's Knob for great views up the Blue Creek valley towards Granity Pass
• Drove to Maruia Springs near Lewis Pass, but they were closed
• Camped near Lewis Pass on the fault line

Weather coming in on me and Cole:


Views up the Blue Creek valley towards Granity Pass:


More photos here.


Sunday:

• Hit up Maruia Hot Springs
• Drove through Lewis Pass to Christchurch
• Went to the Christchurch Christmas parade in November
• Did some shopping
• Went to the airport
• Took some pictures of Mt. Taranaki from the plane

Lewis Pass:


Christchurch:


Mt. Taranaki:


More photos here.