New Zealand!

We arrived in New Zealand on the 7th of April. We spent the Birthday (Craig’s) sleeping in the Auckland’s international arrivals terminal. That is until the customs guys woke us up and asked us to be processed through immigration and customs, one of them adding that we could be prosecuted …blah blah blah. The other guy, the nice one, quickly shut the other guy up, and they led us through a private and quick escort through customs. We caught a plane early on the 8th to the South Island of New Zealand. We picked up a campervan that we plan on venturing around in for ten days. Last night we arrived at Franz Joseph Glacier. Today we are hiked around the glacier. The past two nights we parked the campervan on the side of a road (free camping!). A couple days ago we drove 300 km from Christchurch to Punakaiki soaking in the scenic drive. The days journey took us through green fields and a steep mountainous area called Arthur’s Pass. The sunny and warm weather has been fantastic. Unfortunately the forecast calls for seven or more consecutive days of rain, but for now we are soaking in the sun and the glorious days. We’ll see what happens.