Southern Island c est deja fini.

Tomorrow in Noumea it is now time to speak a bit about the wonderful time I had in the Southern Island of New Zealand. And I could have easily stayed 3 more weeks because there are many places I did not have time to visit.
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A bit like Laos I love here the incredible scenery (the best I have ever seen) with the concentration of lakes, peaks with snow, the sea not far, ferns everywhere and nature just nature.
To show you why here are a few panoramic videos I made:
in Akaroa: one side the sea and on the other one a lake.
In Arthur's Pass, views from the top and from the bottom
Lake Wanaka and my first rays of sunshine 3 weeks ago
Te Anau and its lake after a frantic hike

I did my multi-day trek in the Abel Tasman NP. 3 days and 38 kms with my backpack (quite heavy at the start and getting lighter as I was eating). I was with Jonathan and Sandra who made me revised my quebecois. We survived an early passing of a freezing river, the snorring of an old lady in the hut (reminds me some nights at my grand parents house when I was young), the sand-flies for a really nice trek.

As you can see I'm growing a beard (no idea when I will shave ot trim it). There are three weeks between the first and the last picture.

Finally after a break in Australia I found it really easy to backpack again. I met many people and finally traveled only 2 days solo. I enjoyed it a lot and if you like wild nature I would recommend anyone to go one day in NZ. Read the article about the hitch-hiking to see how I met many people.


In 2 weeks I'll visit the Nothern Island and there will be a great moment with a rugby game between France and the All Blacks (in France) that I will undoubtedly go and watch in a bar (I can't wait).