We woke this morning to a bit of rain and some pretty cold temps. And it is cloudy so the mountains are mostly hidden. So we were in no big hurry to get up and about today. But after awhile it started clearing up a bit so we drove out to the Tasman Glacier and went for a hike/walk. There is this big lake in front of the glacier (the longest in NZ, but very dirty and covered with rocks) and just a few days ago a bunch of the leading ed
ge broke off into the lake. So now it has a bunch of icebergs in it, It must have been some sight. After the hike we started to headon out of the valley since the clouds were not lifting very much. But as we got close to lake Pukaki the sun shown on it and the brilliasnt blue came out in full force. So awesome. We stopped at a viewpoint near the bottom of the lake just in time for the peak of Mount Cook to poke out the top of the clouds. It is really tall and beautiful. And the we headed on to neighboring Lake Tekapo which is also the same brilliant blue. There also is this great little stone church right on the edge of the lake, Church of the Good Shepard. They also have a statue to the sheep dogs that 
have changed the way they can herd. Good stuff, and now the sun is out and a short nap and an ice cream prepped us for the rest of the day. As we have to turn in the van tomorrow we are driving close to Christchurch tonight. We passed thru great rolling hills, farm lands and herds of sheep and cattle. It will be strange turning in the van tomorrow. It has been a great ride and I would fully endorse this type of touring.
ge broke off into the lake. So now it has a bunch of icebergs in it, It must have been some sight. After the hike we started to headon out of the valley since the clouds were not lifting very much. But as we got close to lake Pukaki the sun shown on it and the brilliasnt blue came out in full force. So awesome. We stopped at a viewpoint near the bottom of the lake just in time for the peak of Mount Cook to poke out the top of the clouds. It is really tall and beautiful. And the we headed on to neighboring Lake Tekapo which is also the same brilliant blue. There also is this great little stone church right on the edge of the lake, Church of the Good Shepard. They also have a statue to the sheep dogs that 
have changed the way they can herd. Good stuff, and now the sun is out and a short nap and an ice cream prepped us for the rest of the day. As we have to turn in the van tomorrow we are driving close to Christchurch tonight. We passed thru great rolling hills, farm lands and herds of sheep and cattle. It will be strange turning in the van tomorrow. It has been a great ride and I would fully endorse this type of touring. 
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