Mt Cook

Our first look at the cook. Very clear day.
it was quite hot. 25ish. 

We constructed a contender for most complex setup.
It is just below Mt Sefton.
We couldnt get close with the car but Olivia insisted on helping which of course made it easier.
We went for a hike to LJ Hooker glacier where we crossed several swing bridges. There and back was about 2.5 hours.
Yes Brad, we did get to see a couple of Icebergs floating in Hooker Lake.
 the weather forecast said that it was going to rain between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today. it was very windy and at 11 a.m. it started raining. Olivia wanted to get into the tent while it collapsed. Earlier this morning we were all outside and a big dust made the 10th basically flattened but we popped it back out again.
I was going to go for a hike today up to ball pass where would have been snowing and very windy. Instead I decided not to wear my shoes out anymore and instead we went to the museum which has a lot of stuff about Edmund Hillary. I'm just taking the following photo out the window of the car towards the tent and it is still as wet as a wet thing.

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  1. evenbrad21 December 2017 at 01:51

    Good grief, NZ is throwing everything at you!!! You must feel like you’re in a Survivor series. What a perfect look at Mt Cook though. Very lucky to see the peak. So often it’s covered in cloud. And what a setup. Incorporating the picnic table is pure genius! Be careful you don’t get hit by that iceberg Olivia. It’s a big ‘un!!!

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