The day to meet up with friends from home had finally arrived and I woke up with a smile on my face. We were headed from Franz Joseph to Queenstown, a small six hour drive, to meet (and crash with) Chantel, Pauric, Annette and of course Chantel’s boyfriend and friends! The other thing that made today special was the drive itself. We passed through the other glacier town of Fox, through the mountains of Mount Aspiring National Park with the highest peaks outside of the Mount Cook Region, to then follow onto the lakes of Hawea and Wanaka. The views along the road were pretty unbeatable and most of the time they didn’t even look real! At this point in the trip I have to advise you all that this country really is in a league
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