Woke up on Day 3 to rain leaking in,
On a road by the ocean our journey to begin.
Went to a state park, with horses and all,
One horse was very friendly, we named him Jamal.
Before long he ate apple bits from my hand.
Waterfalls from mountain top to ocean flowed,
Then on to McDonald's for WiFi we rode.
Fog and rain as far as could see,
The mountains barely visible to me.
Along curvy, windy streets we wove,
And across one lane bridges drove.
A river we passed a light shade of gray,
The rain was finally stopping, Hooray!
We walked down a trail and that wind it was cold,
The view was sheer beauty, but low and behold.
The rain started again and nobody cared,
Because at huge glaciers and waterfalls we stared.
Then watched a landslide, how crazy is that?
Walked to the van drenched, but had a great view,
I've never seen water so turquoisy blue.
Pale pink in the sky, the sun started to set,
On we drove to see just how far we could get.
We got to Haast and the road was closed,
The only road to get where we needed to go.
We decided to stay at a campervan site,
Until the 9 am update, oh what a night.
Then woke up to rain and some terrible news.
The 9 am update pushed to 12 then to 2,
Wasted time at a visitor's center with a museum, who knew?
Met a nice old couple, we were instantly friends,
Ate lunch at a pub, started fish and chip trends.
By the fireplace in that pub we sat,
Finally able to take off our coats and hats.
Later, we made some dinner with our family clan,
Watched a movie, and relaxed in the van.
Then more news came and brought us all down,
One more night we were stuck in that little ol' town.
Photography once again by Kyle Grantham and Ally Younes and a few by me.
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