Mount Cook

Today we headed an hour and half further west to Aoraki/Mt Cook. Again, the mountains even closer and the range even bigger. Lake Pukaiki is huge so Lake Takepo just wet the apetite for this massive pool of water! We headed to our caravan park which is situated in Glentanner right on the lake so the view is incredible. It is quite cloudy today and the rain has set in so we headed into the Mt Cook visitor centre and spent an hour reading the history of the mountaineers, the first female climber in 1910 who made it to the summit (in her skirt and blouse) and all the failed expeditions. The rain began to ease so we decide to do one of the walks to see the Tasman Glacier. The blue Lake and the Tasman Lake. The Blue lake is actually green as it’s mostly rain water, whereas the Tasman Lake is a grey-blue colour due to the powder from the rocks. We did the long version of the walk and got to feel the icy water and Amayah and Celeste reached out to touch some ice from the shore! Headed back to Glentanner for a movie (yes there is a TV in the motorhome) and a quiet night.Read more