We left Franz Josef in the rain and fog. This place gets the most rain in NZ and apparently has big floods - sometimes 4 meters in 3 days. Fortunately it's just a shower today. We drove over the Alps again and the scenery was very different. It wasn't as dramatic as the Haast Hwy. partly because the high snow-covered peaks were in the clouds but very beautiful anyway. We arrived in Christchurch late in the day and to our great surprise we were given a suite in a 5 star hotel. That's pretty cool for us since we tend to think high living is a Hampton Inn.
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