Camping with Family Part 2

 When we left off, we had just finished exploring Wellington for a few days. On Monday, we started off early. We caught the 8:00 ferry to the South Island. After that, there was a lot of driving. The scenery was so breathtaking, that no one seemed to mind being in a car for that long. We pulled over long enough to explore a winery, and walk across a swinging suspension bridge. Fun. We camped at a free beach near Westport, and enjoyed dinner at the Yellow House Cafe & Restaraunt.

 

As a really funny side note, this was also the day that Aaron tried to fart on Angie, and she informed him that he had a giant hole in his pants. It was karma. After that he only had 1 pair of pants for the rest of the trip.

Our second day on the South Island, we made our way to the Franz Josef Glacier. Boys dig glaciers. Really. On our way to the glacier, we also saw the Pancake Rocks, which was for me a high point. I could not have imagined the formations rocks could achieve with time and water. We camped at some weird camp ground by the side of the road.

Side note, many books reference NZ's great campgrounds, but we, as a collective group, disagree. They are relatively spendy, for sleeping on the ground, and many are right off of the highway. Boo.
Also, I believe this was the day that I knifed Aaron. I was holding out a piece of cheese that I just cut with a knife, when Angie remarked that the first person to reach back could get it. Both Justin and Aaron spun around, but Aaron was faster, and bled as a result. Bad girlfriend.

Our third  day on the South Island involved a lot of driving, but a few nice stops along the way. We stopped at the Devil's Punchbowl, which was one of the most beautiful waterfalls I've ever seen. We stopped for our last night of camping, in the town of Reefton, where we were able to take showers and clean up a bit. It was also nice to watch the boys take a dunk in the freezing lake, just because they could.