On our own. Rental car left hand driving.

We picked up a rental car in Christchurch at the airport and the first thing we had to do was to go around a traffic circle the wrong way!! Oh and the kind of good news is that we got a wifi hot spot from hertz rental car which was only a dollar more a day than getting a gps. Which means I no longer have to rely on slow hotel wifi systems but it also means I have wifi almost whenever I want it. Too tempting. 

Today we crossed the alps. 

Sure looks like we took a wrong turn to Switzerland but really we are still in New Zealand absolutely breathtaking. 

We did a small walk to castle rock hill

We stopped for lunch at arthurs pass. It was fine. Nothing special. But still have our fruit from the orchard visit. Gosh their fruit takes a long time to ripen. I am glad we are not returning this way as the road in narrow, windy, steep, and can be slow going in places. 

We did a much longer hike up to a waterfall but camera wifi and me are having another argument today and I do t have those photos to show you yet. The weather today has been gorgeous. Just a perfect day. 

We are now in a charming little hotel in the once booming town of Greymouth but it is nothing special now. We went to the grocery store and bought provisions for breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. And then went to the one thing that was worth doing in Greymouth. Monteiths brewery. We sampled some of their beers and ate some delicious tapas. We walked there and back because one it is a nice evening and two they are very strict about drinking and driving around here. All told we walked about 7 1/2 miles today and climbed the equivalent of 28 flights of stairs. 

Looks like I will be doing a lot more walking this trip. Maybe this will be the one vacation where I don't gain weight !!