12/20/10, Monday Well, yesterday (Sunday, 12/19) didn’t go as planned, but it was still good. We set out from Okarito to Franz Josef Glacier to hike, but discovered that the trail was closed due to flooding (it was raining really hard!). So we stopped in the town of Franz Josef for coffee, and that’s where I was able to post the last blog entry. From there, we headed to the trailhead for a hike around Lake Matheson. Upon arriving there, not only was it pouring rain, but the wind was stiff, so we nixed that hike, too, and headed to Makarora. The rain let up and eventually stopped after arriving at The Homestead, which is an entire house this rented out per night. It is gorgeous there! Kyle and I went for a short walk, then
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