Goin' south

Just a week after I arrived in Auckland I stopped over in Wellington to meet some Kiwis and to pick up my former university mate Ines for a ferry ride over the Cook strait.

But not before I had a morning run at Cape palliser to a seal colony and a fresh recover bath in the sea.

First stop was French Pass where fresh blue cod were caught and fresh cooked to perfection. What an awesome meal...

Further on down the road lies Nelson Lakes National Park with two quite big lakes. Ideal for training, a wild mix of cross running and open water swimming was part of the game :-)

But the most amazing vies are right above, the nightskies are the most awesome I have ever seen: