Lake Taupo, Wellington, and the South Island

Near Lake Taupo they don't bother cleaning up roadkill, and actually paint right over it:


In Wellington it is ok to smack your children around. Note the expression on the kid's face:



The ferry ride between island, while expensive and rainy, was beautiful:



We also did a long hike at Abel Tasman that was spectacular.



Last night we camped in an awful picnic area on the side of the highway. I slept in the car because it was raining. We are going to check out Franz Joseph and Wanaka today, and hopefully make it to Queenstown this evening where we will be staying with a Canadian couchsurfer.

The sun is out now, so I am going to get off the computer and on the road. The next time I write I will most likely be in Melbourne, Australia.