from Akaroa, NZ
Just a quick update with some photos. You can also visit my Flickr photo site to see more.
The area where we’ve been for the last two days, the Banks Peninsula, is the sunken remains of several massive volcanoes, and therefore the hills around here are the rim edges. You can see it fairly well on the google maps representation. We had a great hike up through the sheep farm we’re staying on yesterday, with lots of sheep and great views! We also had our first driving-through-the-cloud experience, when we took the half-hour drive up over the rim to Okains Bay for lunch and a walkabout. I couldn’t see more than 20 feet ahead, and nothing at all over the cliff edge we were driving along.
We’re now heading south, probably to stop in Oamaru and see some penguins. Apparently there’s not much else to do in that town. We need to find another Pak’n Save (like Canadian Superstore) so we can stock up on food again, since our budget is tight.
