We're in Frans Josef

Gday!!!!

Sorry about no post for the last couple of days... we've been very busy and had a lot of Wi-Fi issues..... It's the weekend here but we've kinda lost track of what day it is as they all seem to blur together!!!! So where were we when we last left you... Ah yes at Nelson YHA... We had an ok nights sleep there and then set off for Greymouth at 8am yesterday (Friday)....

First stop a pit stop for some food and then onto Cape Foulwind where we stopped off to view a seal colony... didn't get very many good pics of the seals as they weren't very close but lots of good pics of the scenery!!!!

We then stopped off at Pancake Rocks for some afternoon tea and then onto Greymouth... On the way into Greymouth we had the road blocked by a load of sheep which was funny!!!! We were staying at a hostel called NOAH'S ARK BACKPACKERS .... no we are not kidding... see the pics below... we were staying in the Zebra room!!!!!!!!

We booked onto a tour of the local brewery called Monteith's and an all you can eat bbq after that at the Railway Hotel..... The best bit about the tour was the tasting of SEVEN BEERS afterwards and the free half an hour after that where we had use of all the pumps behind the bar to ourselves to pour as much as we want...

We had a really good night as we were on the tour with about a dozen people who'd been on the Magic Bus that day... Slightly pissed we headed back to the hostel... we didn't have a great nights sleep and weren't pleased to have the alarm go off at 7am... Still we packed up and caught the Magic Bus at 8am..... We stopped for some brekky and then went to a town called Ross....

Apparently this place has a million ounces of gold underneath it.... Lucy did a spot of Gold Panning and took some away as a sovenuir (with some Jade stone for good luck!!!)...

We then rocked into Franz Josef about midday.... It's a town right near a Fox Glacier!!! We're staying in the YHA for 2 nights... It's big, nice and clean!!!! We're off to explore the area around the Glacier tomorrow!!!!

Lots of Love

Lucy and Lee xxxx

PS - Lots of pics and vids below from various days.. We've tried to indicate where and when they were taken!!!!

PPS - Lucy even got a new fleece today!!!!!!

pic taken from outside the hostel in Franz Josef

The YHA where we're staying!!!!!

Group pic of us all at the bar after the brewery tour in Greymouth... we're at the back!!!!

Lee pulling his own pint

In the bar after the Brewery Tour!!!!

A few pics from the Brewery Tour. Can't tell you too much to be honest as we weren't paying too much attention as we were too preoccupied with the free beers afterwards!!!!

Pics of where we were staying in Greymouth.. Noah's Ark Backpackers... check out the Zebra room.. tacky or what!!!!!!!

The sheep in the road who stopped our bus for a few mins...... I thought this sort of thing only happened in Norfolk!!!!!

A bird at Pancake Rocks.... These birds have wings but can't fly... Pretty funny when you try and chase it!!!!! Just don't tell the RSPCA!!!!!

Some of the view from the walk upto the Seal Colony!!!!

Some of the very scenic views from the drive to Greymouth below!!!!!

Very scenic on the drive to Greymouth... We were quite high above sea level as you can see by the mountains and cloud!!!!

Weird photo some strange object came into the shot spooky!!!! (It could of course be just light reflection of the coach glass though!!!!!)

More nice views!!!!!!

Outside the hostel in Nelson... waiting for the bus!!!!

Some pics from Kaikoura below!!!!!

Various vids below... In order from Left to Right

The Talking bridge in Melbourne on the way back from the MCG Tour
Lee doing his audition piece for POMS CAN'T DANCE in Christchurch
Lee emphasising that it was very cold in Nelson Friday morning
The sheep in the road on the way to Greymouth
Lucy pulling a pint behind the bar on the Monteiths Brewery Tour in Greymouth