Fox Glacier & Lake Matheson, New Zealand

The highlights of today were our 2 hour hike around Lake Matheson & our glow worm after dark walk. With just one night here, we decided to hike around the lake prior to checking in at our hotel. The hike was nice, but unfortunately we missed out on the real reason tourists do the hike, & that is to see the Fox Glacier Mountain reflected on Lake Matheson. Clouds covered the top of the mountain the whole time we walked. It was a beautiful day for a walk though, & we did see some mallards, & an eel in the lake. When we checked into our motel, the receptionist suggested that we do the Glow Worm walk, but it needed to be pitch black. We ate dinner at an expensive restaurant in the town. We have noticed that even with our favourable exchange rate, everything is expensive here. We didn’t have to walk too far down the trail, after dinner, before we saw lots of glow worms all around us in the trees. It was another interesting experience. It was impossible to get a decent pic...Read more