Today we had to get back to Christchurch from Fox Glacier, another marathon drive. We were hoping to break the journey at Mount Cook for a look round there and because it was a driving day of course it was raining. By the time we got to Mount Cook (at least we assumed we were there the visibility was nothing through the cloud and rain) it was obvious there was no walking to be done here. We had lunch in the car and a quick look round the visitor centre before proceeding on. A dive into the trusty guide book revealed some more potential walking further north where hopefully the weather would be better. Goldsborough was the target for walking and as this was an old gold mining town the town is no longer there (as there is no more gold) but there are a number of interesting walks round the old gold workings. You marvel at some of the walks around New Zealand one walk started and ended through two tunnels cut straight through the rock. On the outside normal roads and scenery on the other a miniature tropical climate, rocks and trees covered in moss, suspending walkways winding round the pits and mounds of the gold workings.
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