Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Wednesday, March 21: Franz Josef - Haast

My sour throat is gone, but I feel my cold is getting worse - not good.

The weather today was rather crappy - cloudy and later rainy. The folks at the DOC (Department of Conservation) said that we shouldn't do Copland track before Friday or Saturday, so we gave up on that and decided to head to Haast. We planned to stop at this beach (long complicated name) to see sea seals (which Zion kept talking about and wanted to see). But, it was going to be a 3.5 hour walk, so we gave up on that. We stopped at a Salmon farm later on, again, nothing spectacular.

Haast is small tiny little place with absolutely nothing to do. The hostel, however, was very nice and clean, yet rather cold for my taste. Dinner, was great, as is always the case. It seems that dinner has become one of the highlights of the day. Chef Zion is improving (and improvising), and the Israeli salad was beyond words. Add to that great pasta along with beans and humus, and there it is - a truly fabulous meal.

Since I'm not feeling well, and since there's nothing to do I'll be turning in before 9:00 tonight - Yea!

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