We finished a 3 day tramping trip in the Nelson Lakes region. It was quite stunning, with most of the hiking above the tree line and alpine lakes. Last night we stayed on the beach, and today Kayaked in a White Heron reserve, making it about 7 days in a row we have been Kayaking or Camping. Tonight - steak in salad, pitched a tent behind the Chateu Franz, a huge hostel, and glacier climbing tomorrow. In between depressing pieces of propaganda we recieve about the war in Iraq, we're squeezing out a pretty good time.