Day 13 and 14 Boy, did it rain followed by our best day of our vacation

First, a couple of facts about New Zealand since it is in the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, Tom and I have checked, the toilet water swirls counterclockwise. It's true. Second, since we are driving on the left side of the road, we learned/now know that people, on trails, tend to walk the same way. On the left. Interesting.

Also, what is unique are one-way bridges.....everywhere. Cheaper, I guess, than
bridges wide enough for cars to pass ON the bridge. So, there is always a priority
direction, and 'wait your turn' direction. But, if you can't see the other end,
there is a stop sign with a timer. Some have a countdown yellow light. The lights
on the perimeter twirl and the number in the middle counts down. Something to watch
while you wait.

Constellations are, of course, different down here. The Southern Cross replaces the Big Dipper and Orion is upside down(!). Finally, and this is interesting, as in most of the world, lots of roundabouts. Few intersection signal-lights. BUT, the roundabouts go clockwise, just like on roads where you drive on the right side of the road. Go figure.

Finally, our nice weather has changed. Poured all night long and most of the day. Hiking has been slowed down a bit. Today, we visited Fox Glacier. Another glacier that has certainly seen better days. As mentioned, they do keep us quite a ways away from the face the glacier, a few years ago, a couple of tourists hiked beyond the ropes and the glacier 'calved' onto them. Not pretty.

Still odd to see dense jungle around a glacier1!

This is all that is left of Fox Glacier.

Day 14 finds us in Wanaka. No, not Wakanda, you Black Panther fans. A beautiful lake-side town that is a popular 4-season destination. Not too hot in the summer, mid-70's, not too cold in the winter, mid-30's, I could live here!