Monday 27 September
The last day of our tour arrived! We travelled from Franz Josef to the west coast, first of all going in for a look at Franz Josef Glacier. It was a cold wet morning, so not everyone walked all the way. We also had to get back to Franz Josef to pick up those who had gone for a helicopter ride, brave souls!
Next stop was Hokitika for a meal break, visit to a greenstone factory, and a whitebait patty at Millie’s Cafe. The whitebait is a national delicacy, very small fish best eaten in a patty or something similar. It was good but not wonderful, I thought.
We then continued to Greymouth where we boarded the TranzAlpine train for our return to Christchurch. This was a great ride through the Alps, and brought us safely back to Christchurch for our farewell dinner. This was a buffet in a separate room, with entertainment – keyboard player and singer – and brought our tour to an end. It was sad to say goodbye to our new friends, but we exchanged names and addresses with those we intend to keep in touch with, then went over the road for a farewell drink with them.
Tuesday 28 September
Tonight we are in Nelson, going out for dinner with Les’s cousin and his partner. We’re looking forward to seeing them as it’s been a long time since we saw them last.
We had a very interesting drive up through the central highlands from Christchurch to Nelson, past lots of snow-capped mountains, on windy roads that made us think of motorbikes, and arrived here safely, and found the motel.
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