Mt. Rainier National Park

We had the luxury of enjoying a free breakfast at the hotel before departing for the forest… and by breakfast I mean stale bagels, etc. But the saving grace were some instant oatmeal packets that I smuggled for the next …

West Coast (Fox Glacier & my 21st Birthday!)

Woke up at 8 after very fragmented sleep. The extreme wind calmed down after 1am I’d say, but that brought these obnoxious sandflies to us. A few of us went jet boating on the Wilkin River [not me]. We hit …

Fiordland NP (Kepler Track, Milford Sound, Te Anau)

I woke up 4 times to go to the bathroom last night. Honestly, who does that?? I didn’t even drink more than usual. So as a result, I woke up tired and unrefreshed. Boo.

We left camp at 8:30 and …

Lake Pukaki & Mt. Cook

I got to sleep in today while almost everyone else went white water rafting. I was really bummed about not being able to go. Instead I ended up doing laundry again with Sally and Rich and watched the first half …