Greymouth

The very moody Tasman Sea and various things that it has washed up on shore

The brewery tour was interesting and I met some nice people from Ireland there. I thought the beers were mediocre though.

This morning I walked out the northern end of the city and walked along the sea for a while. It was cloudy and the sea seemed angry and rough as usual. It's incredible the things that it's washed up on shore (underwear, for example). Things were especially mysterious there this morning because I was the only one out there. It's difficult at first, but I think it's possible to grow to appreciate the clouds.

That took much of the day and afterwards I went grocery shopping for the next week. I got a nice T-bone steak for dinner tonight; it was very cheap at 8$NZ (~4US) for a nice sized cut. Tomorrow I head off to St. Arnaud, the small township in Nelson Lakes National Park. I'll camp there for a night and then start a 6 day tramp around the lakes. It's possible that there won't be internet access, so this might be the last entry for a week.

-Brian