Mt. Cook, Mt. John, & Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
1/24/07
When we woke up in the morning the sky was clear, but by the time we had the car loaded, fog had settled over the mountain making the hike and scenes from it pointless so we headed for Lake Tekapo. On the way out we out of Mt. Cook we stopped and took some pics that made us think twice about our decision to leave as the fog seemed to be burning off...ah well...
But on the way out, we did get some majestic pics...
When we got to Lake Tekapo we stopped at a little tourist shop and for some coffee. While enjoying my coffee I was accused by the shop owner of stealing a fleece because after I left they could not find it. I had to walk back with the woman and show it to her...the real problem, I had accidentally put the fleece down in the wrong bin.
(this is me pre-theft accusation!)
One thing I don't think I have mentioned is that New Zealand is VERY Earth friendly...many houses are energy efficient, have compost piles, etc. and at rest stops, or in this case, at the top of mountain hikes, there are recycling bins...granted, this was a HUGE mountain and there was a little cafe at the top, but...
We hiked up a nearby Mountain named Mt. John, which at first was a bit boring, but once we got out of the pine trees we could see the vast and AMAZINGLY blue Lake Tekapo. It glacial waters were almost an unnatural shade of blue.
After our hike we took some time next to the glacial blue waters to be kids again...
And, against the protest of the ladies, I HAD to stop on our drive to the hostel to get some pics of the amazing wild flowers growing along the side of the road...they kept yelling, "come on, get back in the car!" I could have spent hours out there...I guess in some ways, I really am my Mother's daughter!
We spent the night in Christchurch...and amazingly the World Buster Festival was going on...it is where the best of the best street performers come to show off!
When we woke up in the morning the sky was clear, but by the time we had the car loaded, fog had settled over the mountain making the hike and scenes from it pointless so we headed for Lake Tekapo. On the way out we out of Mt. Cook we stopped and took some pics that made us think twice about our decision to leave as the fog seemed to be burning off...ah well...
But on the way out, we did get some majestic pics...
When we got to Lake Tekapo we stopped at a little tourist shop and for some coffee. While enjoying my coffee I was accused by the shop owner of stealing a fleece because after I left they could not find it. I had to walk back with the woman and show it to her...the real problem, I had accidentally put the fleece down in the wrong bin.
(this is me pre-theft accusation!)
One thing I don't think I have mentioned is that New Zealand is VERY Earth friendly...many houses are energy efficient, have compost piles, etc. and at rest stops, or in this case, at the top of mountain hikes, there are recycling bins...granted, this was a HUGE mountain and there was a little cafe at the top, but...
We hiked up a nearby Mountain named Mt. John, which at first was a bit boring, but once we got out of the pine trees we could see the vast and AMAZINGLY blue Lake Tekapo. It glacial waters were almost an unnatural shade of blue.
After our hike we took some time next to the glacial blue waters to be kids again...
And, against the protest of the ladies, I HAD to stop on our drive to the hostel to get some pics of the amazing wild flowers growing along the side of the road...they kept yelling, "come on, get back in the car!" I could have spent hours out there...I guess in some ways, I really am my Mother's daughter!
We spent the night in Christchurch...and amazingly the World Buster Festival was going on...it is where the best of the best street performers come to show off!
posted by Tracy @ 8:01 AM
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