It's a perfect day......

04-04-07 - Continued

Weather report... Oh yes, what a difference a day makes weather wise round here, beautiful sunshine all day, after yesterdays drizzle and rain very much welcome. Apparently 4 seasons in a day is about right round here!Probably the best day so far! Started with a helicopter ride up Franz Josef glacier, landed on the glacier top, walked (slid) around for 10 minutes and fired of hundreds of photos. Took off again and headed back down Fox Glacier, across the plains and back to to Franz Josef village. Deb hasn't come down from her high from the jet boat ride so this has pumped her up more!!!Next stop the beach to catch a bit of sun and fresh air and check out all the drift wood. There's so much driftwood left lying around here it's criminal that we pay £'s for it. Deb was crawling around on the beach taking arty shots again, I stuck to making baby versions of stonehenge with the pebbles.....Next up a spot of lunch at the Fox Glacier village then back down to lake Mathieson to see how reflective the surface was to try and catch a few more pictures of Mount Cook. Unfortunately the wind was up so there were ripples on the surface and some low cloud hanging round the peaks. Whatever we still managed to get a few nice pictures and then spent the rest of the time wandering through the woods hunting brightly coloured fungi. Deb has become a dab hand at spotting magic mushrooms, I reckon it must be a throw back to her teenage years ;o)))A steady drive back to the cottage then out for a bite to eat before uploading the latest batch of photos. Apologies if I'm a bit behind on mine, but it's taking all my time sorting Debs photos out ;o0Just checked the weather outside and it's looking like a clear night so we may start the day with clear blue skies for the 2 hour drive along the coast to Greymouth. From Greymouth we drop off the hire car for the final time and then jump on the Tranz Alpine train that takes up through the Northern Alps and then down across the plains to Christchurch. It's a bit of a sad day, the last night in the countryside before heading back to the cities for a few nights. then home. Where has the time gone, it seems like we've only just arrived and now it's the final leg ;o(Speak to you alll again soon, love J&D