We ran into another American tourist/traveller yesterday and he said "I hate this country. Every time I think I can't see anything more awesome, I see something else. I'm always stopping for photos." Uh, yep. That seems to be how it works.
We drove from Queenstown through a mountain pass yesterday to the west coast of the south island. All day, just stunning mountains and turquoise colored lakes and rivers. It didn't seem natural. Then, all of a sudden, we come around a corner and we could see for a good distance. After being surrounded by mountains for two days, it was odd to see a lot of sky. Just like that, we were at the coast. It's a little warmer, but not much.
Today, we're off to see a couple of glaciers. I've never seen one, but I'm sure it'll be cool.
We've been staying in hostels, which is always interesting. But last night, for the wrong reasons. To save some time today, we stayed in a place close to what we wanted to see today. Bad move. This place is shoddy, a little smelly and, as E said, "gross." I don't know that it's gross, but not the finest establishment ever. We'll have to step back up to "decent" hostels from now on. Lesson learned: Always ask to see the rooms before you pay for it.
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