I am like Dr Jack i am.

So i finally arrived here in Franz Joseph after a 4 hour road trip. When i got off the internet last night and went backt o the hostel i overheard this couple talking about this place so i casually entered the conversation and voila, i got me a lift the whole way up here.

So this place is really 'Lost' territory. Really high steep mountains covered in trees and bits of cloud and mist foating through the valleys. There is a big glacier up the valley a bit so i will go and do a hike on that tomorrow or the next day. After that i dont know what to do, i am completely at a loss with regards to plans and to be honest i am loving it. If i could get a job cleaning i might stay here for maybe a week, otherwise i will just move on. Louise was on to me there and she should be in Australia now actually, she will be calling over for a short visit some time in the next three months, god only knows where i will be, prelemenary plan in Wellington in 5/6 weeks-ish, maybe. It all depends on money to be honest, i will keep moving while i have the funds to do so but will have ot stop here and there to make enough to survive on.

One bad thing about living in the middle of a rain-forest at the minute is the emergence of little biting insects. Some of ye might remember my posts from Maine http://hallofthegreenman.blogspot.com/2005/07/mustkeepcontrol.html when i was plagued by mosquitos. It turns out that hre West Coast is also well known for its horrible biting little shits. I have 4 bites at the minutes, all from different insects; one big swollen one with a blood dot in the middle, one little red one, one that looks like a spot but is itchy like crazy and another one like a big bump. I think my blood must just taste too good. Going down to the pharmacy now to try and buy some drugs, blessed blessed drugs.