LATITUDE 44 NZ ROAD TRIP

NZ............

FLYING INTO THE BEAUTIES OF SNOWY PEAKS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NZ OUR TWO WEEK TRIP WAS LOOKING GOOD. LOOKING LIKE THE SNOW LEVEL WAS LOW DOWN THE PEAKS AND PLENTY OF IT. THE FIRST FEW DAY WAS LIKE SUMMER, SUPER HOT, BLUE BIRD SKY'S  AND MELTING SNOWY PEAKS.  AS WE WAKE TO THE SOUND OF RAIN THE NEXT MORNING, LOOKING INTO THE HILLS IT WAS SNOWING OR WAS IT.(YES) IT WAS RAINING RIGHT TO THE TOP.. 1800 MTR.....  ONE BIG SLUSH-IE..

THIS WENT ON FOR DAYS......

AFTER  A FEW DAYS OF THIS WE GRAB THE CAMPER VAN AND HIT THE ROAD FOR A ROAD TRIP UP NORTH TO MT COOK.... 4 TO 5 HOURS DRIVING  THE WONDERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH ISLAND.....ITS HARD TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD WHEN THOSE MASSIVE PEAKS SURROUND YOU. WE ARRIVE IN MT COOK VILLAGE ON DARK, SET UP CAMP AND A RAGING FIRE.... STILL RAINING BUT IT MUST BE SNOWING AS ITS GOTTEN SO MUCH COLDER.... WE SIT AROUND THE FIRE, A FEW BEERS AND YARNS GOING DOWN....GOOD TIMES....AS THE RAIN COMES DOWN WE HIT THE CAMPER FOR A POKER MATCH...... A FEW HOURS OF THIS AND MY BANK IS IN THE MILLIONS AFTER SMASHING THEM OF THE TABLE..... WE WAKE TO A FOOT OF SNOW IN ONE OF THE CLUB FIELDS WITCH IS A LITTLE SNOW FIELD DOWN THE ROAD. IN THE COOK RANGE IT SNOWED 60CM..... THE WEATHER STILL NOT CLEAR TO GO HELI BOARDING.....

WE DROVE TO THE CLUB FIELD AND DID SOME SHREDDING......POW

GREAT DAY AL-ROUND. WE HIT THIS LITTLE PUB  FOR A BEER AND DINNER ON OUR WAY HOME BACK TO WANAKA........

A FEW PHOTOS TO GO WITH IT........

CHEERS