Day: July 17, 2013

Alpless in the Southern Mountains

I slept till 8:00 this morning, the latest yet. We were the road at 9:15, having wrested the car wheel into my own powerful hands. Light rain turned to hard rain as we wound south, but driving was easy and pleasant. Guidebooks say New Zealand elicits at least one “wow!” a day. The only true “wow” it’s gotten from me is, “Wow, I’ll bet there are mountains under those clouds. Wow, I’m really disappointed I […]

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