It's so New Zealand

After Abel Tasman, we drove back to Nelson to take part in creating our own bone carving necklaces. On the way we stopped and picked raspberries. I think I ate more than I actually picked! That night we drove to a beach and cooked our dinner on the beach. We decided to sleep in the parking lot of the beach. There were signs that said no overnight camping but there were at least 20 other vehicles parked there to sleep. We even talked to someone that had been sleeping there for 2 weeks. We said that every once few days they get kicked out but always come back. It was raining so we weren't worried. At about 10:30 that night I woke up because there was lots of car noise. A couple of seconds later there was a knock on the car door. There was a security officer there. In the nicest and most apologetic voice he said "will you please move but you can go on the next street to sleep." It was so typical of the people from New Zealand there always nice even if they have to kick you out. The next morning we went to this guy, Stephen house. He's a bone carver and we took a workshop with him. Bone carvings are very sacred in Maori culture. Each one tells a story. They are made to be give to someone (I wonder who I'll give mine to...). Check out the picture of mine. I can't believe how well it turn out...I love it! Sara's is also great. The workshop was awesome with great results! Today we had a long drive. In Lonely Planet it was listed as one of the 10 most scenic drives in the world. All the drives have been gorgous but this one was spectacular. We stopped on the way at a place called Pancake Rocks. The rocks look like stacks of pancakes. At high tide, water shoots up through the holes. Sara and I enjoyed finding faces and pictures in the rocks. We arrived a Franz Joseph Glacier. We booked a hike on the glacier for tomorrow and took a hike today to view the glacier.