a bit tired because of the time difference but am sure it wont take long for us to adjust. Paul got back with the rental (a white RAV4) and we packed the car and began our journey. It's not the nicest of weather today-rain, rain and more rain and a temperature of 11 degrees.
We drove for about 2hours until we decided to take a look at the amazing view near a town called Fairlie. We took a few photos and then stopped at a coffee spot for some lunch. It is so green here!Next stop was Lake Tekapo. Lake Tekapo lies in the heart of the Mackenzie Country and is the second-largest of three lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin. Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good Shepherd, which was the first church built in the area.
We then headed another 50km to the town Twizel. We booked into our accommodation, unpacked the car, had a short rest then it was back on the road again. We headed up to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park so we could see Mt Cook. Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,754 metres. We couldn't see the top of it very well because there was a lot of cloud cover. BUT there was snow still on top of the mountains. You can't go up the mountain unless you go by helicopter. We decided to drive to Tasman Glacier.
After a 15 minute walk, we came over the hill and saw the glacier. So spectacular! Its about 27 kilometres in length and as much as 4 kilometres wide and 600 metres thick. There were parts of the glacier floating in the lake where they had broken off. Very cool. After some photos, we walked back and then took a detour down to the actual lake. Paul wanted to see how cold the water was. It was very cold! After a pleasant drive back it was time for dinner and watch Lord of the Rings before bed.
