Today dawned beautifully sunny, so we had a delightful drive from Arthur's Pass down to Fox Glacier. The "Glacier Highway" is spectacular and empty. Sections of thick native bush mixed with wide open "flats", and an increasingly spectacular backdrop.
Fox Glacier itself is broodingly powerful. The snout peers st you from the car park. As we walked up to it, we could see and hear great blocks of ice calving from the far side.
Then to Lake Matheson: this offers the cliche view of Mount Cook, reflected in the lake surface. Not today, for two reasons; mount Cook was in cloud, and the lake surface wasn't calm.
We have also met Kea for the first time. These little buggers (ad a kiwi would say) pull the rubber out of your car windows in their search for food. We moved on quickly.....
Pictures: Fox Glacier, view from Lake Matheson, and cheery Christmas display in white goods shop in Hokitika. The only place selling lunchy things in 300 km.
from my phone
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