Leaving Mount Somers we headed towards Lake Tepako, stopping for Coffee along the way. What a beautiful place for lunch. I have never seen water so Blue. Visited the church of the good Shepard and saw the dog statue of the Sheep rustler Mackenzie. Even the local Buskers were not bad. Played bagpipes lol. Ate my cheese & tomato sarni and we headed on towards the Mountains.

Onwards to our Hotel for the night. Very nice Hotel perched in the mountain range at Aoraki and overlooked by the great Mount Cook. 3754 meters of rock snow and ice. After check in we climb into a bus and are driven to an adventure of a life time. After a 20mins walk we arrive at the boats that are going to take us to the Tasman Glacier.

Jackets on Cameras held onto for dear life and we set off across the water to first look at the Icebergs and then onto the glacier itself. Retreating at a fair rate of knots, Ice bergs regularly break off so we cant go to close. Apparently it goes back 1 mile every 10 years, melting into the lake before it. Originally over 100km long this Mighty remenant of the ice age is now just 23 km long and retreating faster and faster each year. The 30 meters above the water belie the 200 meters below with an Ice shelf of about 50 meters out. A wonder of nature in its last throws: or not. Who knows where we will end up as climates change upon this planet. back we go getting rather wet along the way. But who cares. Ive seen a glacier……Thanks guys. Dinner at the Mountain cafe and bed. Well not before Ive done my work. Internet at last !!!!

Forgot to mention to those interested mount Sevastapol is next door. Thats where they put Minas Tirith!!!

Looking up at those majestic mountains I remembered a phrase. The definition of life is not about the abilities that you have…..its about the choices that you make.