Christchurch to Franz Josef
We awoke to clear skies, beautiful weather, and newspaper headlines describing their 100 year flood. I don't know about that, but parts of Christchurch did sink about 1.5 feet in the earthquake, and many of the storm sewers are still damaged. We had no time for a city tour, but headed to the train station for the ride up to Arthur's Pass before reboarding our bus for the trip to Franz Josef. It was totally different scenery from the north island; rugged, glaciated mountains much like Washington (except for the animals and vegetation). Unfortunately, the higher elevations were cloudy with only occasional sightings of the glaciers until this evening when they came into view.
Typical vegetation along the way
View from dinner tonight: palm trees with glaciers in the background
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