I've been bogging down in camp life at the Fox Glacier Holiday Park...Actually, it's been pretty cool.
First, the weather has been so fucked up that the only people bold enough to pitch a tent are the Israelis, who are tough as nails.
Second, the glaciers have been occluded since clouds moved in 2 days ago, and have yet to reappear.
Third, for an RV park, the place is pretty dope...it's set right at the base of one of the glacier valleys, and surrounded on all sides by lush green fields and trees. The mountain views are grand.
Fourth, they got Al Jazeerah, Australian news and Britney Spears on the satellite TV in this biyotch! I holed up during the storm and spent some time catching up on the world (looks like things have not improved), and working on my novel, which is 100% sleaze...it's all sex, drugs and money.
Fifth, I got to mix it up with various tourists coming through, shower up, and safely watch the storm that would have otherwise kept me (still) trapped in Copeland Valley. It turns out that this area gets about 7000X more rain than the other side of the mountains, so I won't be hit by that kind of storm on my other tramps.
Six, the storm ended with a lovely rainbow at sunset, and all the little campers gathered to gaze at this parting gift from the mother of all storms.
3 comments:
I say your profile photo should be the one with the stunners and tongue sticking out against a backdrop of the rainbow-infused sky.
Wow! Weatherman Tom should be stoked to be in such radical weather.
B-Money:
Pipe down, woman!
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