This is coming to you from Christchurch, NZ on the South Island. I have had quite a lot of fun these past three weeks. I hope to upload a lot of pictures in about 3 or 4 days and also give lots of details. Here are the highlights. TranzAlpine train from Christchurch to Greymouth. Bus from Greymouth to Queenstown, stopping in Hokitika for jade, and Franz Josef and Fox glaciers for full day hikes. Two boat rides in Milford Sound. 3+ days on the Kepler Track (with lots of blisters). Bus to Invercargill and Bluff, at the southern tip of the South Island. Bus to Dunedin and free chocolate at Cadbury World.

Tomorrow I fly to Auckland. Then I intend to go down to Taupo to do the Tongariro Crossing. Then back to Auckland for a final souvenir buying spree before flying to LA on March 30th. I want to do Disneyland on April 1st and then I’ll be back in the bay area on April 2nd. After that - who knows?