Just a quick update to let everyone know I haven't been murdered by a truck driver (actually the one ride I did get with a truck driver must have been one of the nicest). In the last week and a half or so I've kayaked through the Abel Tasman National Park, ice climbed over and through the Franz Joseph Glacier, and participated in a hitch hiking race down the west coast with some friends I made at a hostel.

At the moment, I'm in Wanaka which to my pleasant surprise is the location of the picture from the title of this blog (look above). I have a ton of amazing photos and some interesting stories to go along with them. I'll try to get to writing when I get a free moment, but so far I'm having too much fun to stop.

Tomorrow I'm off on an 8 hour hike along the tip of the mountain range seen in the background of the title picture. Post again soon!