Got up around 6:45 and had breakfast stuff in our room from what we had bought the day before. Met with Stewart to talk about photography for a few minutes and then on the bus for a long day’s drive down the coast to Fox Glacier.

Of course, there were stops along the way. The first one was very near our starting point. We went out onto a rock-strewn beach for pictures in the mist and rain. Ah, first chance to use my waterproof camera! After about an hour, we were on our way. But there were stops for gas, coffee, shopping, bathroom breaks, etc. Got take away for lunch in the van. Finally got to Fox Glacier around 4:00.

After settling in at the motel, we went into the nearby rain forest for lots of pix in the gloom and mist and waning light. I stayed an hour; others stayed two. The greens were subtle. Nice streams. Lots of moss and ferns and all sorts of things growing up and down tree trunks.

Dinner was nearby at 6:30. Stewart asked me to read some poems and to challenge the group to come up with candidates for the cover photograph. It was lovely and people were generous in their comments.

Tomorrow is a climb up to Fox Glacier. Looking forward to that. Hope to sleep in a bit while some others might be getting up to leave at 5:00 am for a trek into a lake. Too tired to do it!