Jan. 15, 2001
John Bear buckles up for the drive from Christchurch, New Zealand to the West Coast. The drive takes about 4 hours and there are lots of beautiful mountains on the way. Passengers ride on the left side of the car, and everyone drives on the "wrong" side of the road. It is very confusing in the round abouts before we hit the open highway.

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The mountains still have snow in the summer. January is summer in the southern hemisphere. There are also beautiful lakes.

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Just after the mountain pass, the road has no where to go, so they attached it to the side of the cliff. This is called a viaduct. They are working on it as we drive down, and you might be able to pick out the tractor on the road.

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