I finished hiking the Banks Peninsula Track yesterday afternoon; it was a most refreshing four days. The waterproof camera case once again proved its usefullness, as days 2 and 3 of the hike were quite wet and windy. As in, rain/hail coming down sideways, and a strong-enough wind that I could fully lean into it and be propped up, without keeling over! Yes, I've got heaps of pictures from the track, but it'll be a few more weeks until I can get them online.
The track weaves around the coast of the Banks Peninsula, southeast of Christchurch. The Akaroa volcano created the peninsula about 9 million years ago- here's an awesome aerial picture of the peninsula.