We flew to Christchurch on Monday where we picked up our NZ Land Yacht. After getting 'checked out' with our new home, we loaded up with food, beer and wine and headed out to local RV park for the night. Tuesday morning we wandered around Christchurch before heading south. Our dear friend Andrew Parr, (from the sailboat Mulan) grew up on a sheep farm here on the south island, and he arranged for us t visit his brother and family at the family farm. We parked our vans in the paddock and had a wonderful tour of the farm and a fabulous dinner.
Wednesday we headed toward Mt Cook National Park and spent all day Thursday hiking in the park. It is a spectacular park with 12,000' peaks rising out of the sea. There are also numerous glaciers, snow fields, and rivers. It is mid-spring here in NZ so the high alpine areas are in full bloom and beautiful. Next stop will be further south in Queenstown, which is the gateway to the coastal fjordlands.
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