Mount cook picture

Figure 1: the black stilts chick
Figure 2: tasman glacier
Figure 3: hanging glacier
Figure 4: iceberg which had just flipped!
Figure 5:tasman glacier wall face
Figure 6: icebergs in tasman lake
Figure 1: the black stilts chick
Figure 2: tasman glacier
Figure 3: hanging glacier
Figure 4: iceberg which had just flipped!
Figure 5:tasman glacier wall face
Figure 6: icebergs in tasman lake
What can I say, a very surreal day (rhymes). We started the day off with a boat ride along the tasman glacial lake where we got to touch some icebergs and drink/eat water that's over 400 years old asRead more
Today we left twizel and travelled to owaka to go to Ali and Jill's house. We stopped at a salmon farm to get some salmon for Christmas dinner, we also visited justin and Gillian as we were travellingRead more
Today dad and I went swimming in the community pool which is really cool and easy to use. We then sorted out the bikes, dad was put to work hedge trimming and then in the evening we went for a walk onRead more
Today we did pretty much the same as yesterday. Another swim in the pool, dad and Ali did a bit more hedge trimming. After dinner we went to nugget lighthouse and saw some fur seals with their pups, aRead more
Christmas day was a very relaxing day where we all relaxed and went for a swim. Christmas dinner that jill made was very nice and the Christmas cake decorations where inspired by mount cook nationalRead more
We travelled to Stewart island today. We drove to bluff to catch the ferry that lucky there was a space on because we couldn't book it due to it being Christmas. The crossing was good fun and on a fewRead more
For our full day in Stewart island we hired some electric bikes to get around faster. We first cycled to rakiura track and did the first 20min or so and managed to walk to little river which was aRead more
Today we travelled back from oban to bluff to head back to owaka. We made a few stops before arriving back in owaka. First we stopped at the start/end of route one which is the 1236km state highway 1.Read more