Arthur's Pass

Few minutes after we left Wanaka it started to rain. The rain became heavier and heavier so we decided to stop in Franz Josef town for the night (the original plan was driving all the way to Hokitika...). On that ride we noticed the car's battery and light sights were on. Since the car seemed to be alright, and we had no problem starting it, we ignored it and said that we will take the car to a mechanic on first chance. The next day we drove to Hokitika, no garage was open since it was Sunday and Christmas holiday, so we kept going all the way to Arthur's Pass.

We spent the night in the village's campsite and went to the Avalanche Peak track the day after. This track is definitely not easy. It includes Steep uphills and rocky section in which you need to climb from one rock to another with your hands. But once you reach the top, all hard climbing is forgotten and all you can think about is the views that surrounds you. We had lovely weather, and lovely weather leads to lovely pictures, see for yourself:







































































Again, our dear Kea friend (There were many of them on the top, trying to steal travelers food)



















Here is the village from above, looks like a Lego...















We arrived back to the village on the afternoon and kept drive towards Christchurch. We stop to rest on the shores of one of the lakes on the way. When we wanted to keep going, the car didn't start. Luckily one of the locals had jumper cables and with them we started the car. We said to ourselves that we will drive straight to the car mechanic without stops. About 70km from Christchurch the car just stopped. It didn't want to go a centimeter more. We had to call to a road service to bring a tow truck, and drive us to Christchurch. The car mechanic told us the alternator needs to be replaced. 500$ later we were back in the car driving to the nearest holiday park, crying about the money lost...