Lake Matheson

There is a way nature speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to listen to the story.

I read 101 things every Kiwi should do, Lake Matheson was on the West coast "must"'do's. The reflections of the snowcapped Southern Alps are out of this world, especially at early morning or at sunset.

We arrived late afternoon with the idea to determine how much time we will need to do the hike around the lake before 7.30am the next morning. After some "probability& likelihood" chats with the gift shop owner, I hauled Roedolf over to fit it in today, just in case it rains tomorrow as predicted.

I realized how "preset" ideas can totally screw us over. The clarity and scope of the mirror image varies daily depending on the cloud cover, rainfall etc. Roedolf was dammed from the start, as he had a natural geographic "coffee table" image of Mount cook and in mind.

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