All roads lead to Home

Hey folks,

Snow! Unfortunately not too much of it - one of the two resorts in queenstown was shut when I was there at the weekend, as was half of the other. Luckily there was plenty of nice snow on the half that was open, and (even more luckily) I blagged a spare pair of skis, a place to crash, and a free ski pass. Oh, and it's been snowing like crazy around queenstown all week, and I'm back this weekend. As they would say round these parts... Choice as, bro!

So on Sunday I hitched to Te Anau (for some reason there wasn't a bus), then went kayaking on Milford Sound on Monday. Stunning. Just stunning. Apparently, in summer, you get around 70 kayakers a day out there, but it being winter, our group of 6 had the whole fjord to ourselves. Also rather, erm, choice!

A lass in the hostel was driving south and wanted to split petrol, so I've been driving with her round the Catlans - a pretty remote area of the south coast. Lunch yesterday was at Slope Point - the most Southernly point of South Island. So far I've gone 100° East and 172° South of home, so I figure this is pretty much as far as I get before turning around.

The way out's been fun, all in all. Choice as.

Will.
(very much The Other Side Of The World)