Text for travelblog, Glaciers Sept 6, 2008 Last Friday we took the 4.5 hour Tranz-Alpine train journey from the east coast of the South Island to the west coast, arriving in Greymouth, an aptly named town, except upon our arrival. We noted that the skies were actually gray and cloudy when we left Christchurch, and as we passed through the tunnel at Arthur’s Pass that took us through the Southern Alps, the sky became bluer and the weather cleared. Apparently, it is common for the weather to be different on either side of the mountains. There is wonderful scenery from the train; especially the deep gorges that we passed over on the east side of the tunnel. Upon arriving on the west coast, we had a rented car waiting for us, and we immediately set out
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