Days # 2 and 3 - Mt Cook

We woke up early, picked up the campervan and hit the road!
All too soon it was time for a rest stop and a snack.

Our first sightseeing stop was the Church of the Good Shepard on Lake Tekapo
The water was the most gorgeous color!









Mt Cook in the distance, our campground destination for the night.
It is the highest mountain in New Zealand

We select a bare bones campground. It was really windy and cold at the foot of the mountain. Took us awhile to figure out the mini heater didn't work unless we were at a plugin campsite. We FROZE!

Suds bundled us all up and we headed off for a hike. Took me about 5 minutes to bow out and head back to the camper. That pregnancy card comes in handy!


Ella and Suds continued on and saw the spectacular scenery of the Tasman Galcier





Next day we headed into the mountain village of Mt Cook. All their really is a the Hermitage hotel. We had breakfast there.
Here we are with New Zealands most famous resident, Sir Edmund Hillary

On the road again. Here you can see the huge emptiness left in the wake of the glacier moving thru the area years and years ago.




Just down the road we head on another hike, this time to the Hooker Glacier. The weather has tricked us. After freezing our buns off and listening to howling wind all night long, today is sunny and hot. We are WAY overdressed to hike in this hot weather,

After a false start we have finally ascended to the top and can see some real to goodness icebergs.


This lake has formed from the glacier melting. There was no lake here at all 20 years ago.






You should have heard all the comments I got huffing and puffing my pregnant ass straight up the mountain to see this. Lots of support and sympathy
This is glacier and mountain runoff water. It was stunning. All the water is the area is this color.


Ella never really warmed to the idea of enjoying the view and scenery whipping by. The best times were when she was asleep or watching a movie :)

Time for an afternoon dip. We found a gorgeous little spot, but the water was ice cold.