We are now the proud drivers of Luby the camper van. It came with the name. In case you were wondering the van has over 400,000 kilometers on the odometer. Living in the van really isn’t too bad; however I would not recommend it as a permanent residence.
Our first adventure with Luby was driving over Lewis pass from Christchurch to Reefton. This road is considered a major highway. Here we have realized that a major highway means switchbacks, pot holes, and a road that is generally too small for the huge logging trucks.
The bonus to living in a van is you get to park for the night in some spectacular places.
This week on the south island has been a preliminary recon mission to find outcrops for my (Eric’s) project. Look at that quartz vein sticking out of the rock!
So we hiked up a creek looking for good rock exposures for my study….. no luck. But we did find lots of small water falls, birds and VERY dense rainforest.My (Eric’s) field site and myself modeling the orange overalls. Life is good.
We left the west coast just as a LARGE storm moved in. The west coast is known for rain and stormy weather. The amount of rain fall is measured in meters here. I have heard the average annual amount of rain might be as much as 8 meters.
We stopped for a trail run at Paparoa National Park. Here we ran through the densest rainforest either of us had ever seen, complete with palm trees and huge ferns.
2 comments:
Hey Eric - I am really enjoying reading your blog and following your vantastic adventures. It looks like you are having an incredible time.
Take care and love you, Aunt Dale xoxo
I wondered what $80 NZD coveralls looked like (Christine gave me her receipts) -- awesome look, guys, clearly worth every cent. Women must be flocking to the van!
Seriously, some great pictures and it's good to see what you're up to.
--Cathe
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