Some Pics

Hi,

only 9 days left on the South Island, by it's also time to leave because it's getting damn cold at night.

Going from Wellington to Picton by the ferry and having very good weather was a fantastic experience. It was freakin windy but the view was awesome. Then in Picton I picked up 3 dutch hitch hikers that drove with me to Takaka (the village before Motupipi) and stayed the night at a beautiful beach in Pohara.

The next day I went to the Farewell Split and stayed the night there in Puponga right at the sand dune. They weather was stunning. I walked over the beach for probably 15km.

Then I went into the mountains to St.Arnoud at he Nelson National Park and it was freezing at night, that I had to scratch ice in the morning. I had to sleep with my winterjaket and two blankets and the pncho to stay warm.

After that I went staright to the coast again in hope to have warmer nights and indeed it was sunnny and warm. Cape Foulwind offered a pretty nice walk at the cliffs and I watched a beautiful sunset. Here I saw my first Kiwis that had breakfast with me.

cape foulwell:


Then I went down the coast to the Glaciers (Franz-Josef and Fox) but the weather was so bad, just rain and horrible wind. So, I couldn't see much of the mountains, just the glacier bottoms. I walked the beach and saw a seal colony.

On the way to Wanaka, I went over the Haast Pass, with had beautiful waterfalls because it was raining so much. I stayed the night at Lake Wanaka before I went to Wanaka, which hadn't much to over. So I picked up another hitchhiker and went to Queenstown.

As getting into Queenstown the weather was getting better. So, I shouted a triple "Allah u akbar" and the mood began to rise. I stopped in Arrowtown where I did a nice walk and enjoyed to be here as a tourist and not as a gardener because you could see it is autum.

forest in arrowtown:


After 10 days not having a shower and not been talking to anyone (only Lucy) I decided to go out in Queenstown since it was Saturday. I went to a bar where I watched a rugby game and met an old Kiwi that explained me the rules and we got drunk. Then I met Lizzy, an english girl and she was also looking for a place to shake some hipps, so we went to almost all the clubs and partied to 4h in the morning. Then I got terrible hickups so we decided to go home, but trying to cure my hickups another english girl and her kiwi boyfriend Sam stopped and cured my hickups and to show them my appreciation me and Lizzy went with them to party until 6h. A really awesome night. (Klaus-Juergen und Podoll koennen Berichten wie heftig es war!!!)The next day I was dead...

Then I went into the Milford direction. Had awesome weather and stayed at Lake Gun and decided to go the next day to the sound, but see what expected me the next day!

lake gunn:


the next day

milford sound:


but f**k it, mountains are not my thing in New-Zealand! The next day was beautiful again, but I went to Lake Monowai, where I met those Canadians. We made a fire and had a acouple of beers (is klar ne!). Finally we ended up in Lucy because it began to rain again.

some canadians at lake monowai:


After doing a track and being sick of my worst enemy..the sandflies (dagegen liebe ich sardische Muecken) I went on the the South Shore (Tautuku Beach). Here it was warmer and the Catlins offered nice waterfalls, a blowhole and beaches.

Now, I'm in Dunedin! Pictures still don't work...you have to wait..