We were onto bigger and better things! Mt. Cook to be exact. In Maori it is called, Aoraki – and we were to ascend a steep climb up an adjacent mountain for some great views. This is the same hike that John’s sister and bro-in-law staph infection and ryan did a few years ago! By the time we arrived at Mt. Cook it was roughly noon – and the sun was beating down! We quickly found the trail and began to go up. It was a vertical 1700 meters or 5,557 feet! That is like going up a building with 10 foot ceilings that has 556 floors! Plus the sun was making us feel hot. But it was an amazingly good exercise and we were so lucky to have a clear day. Here are some photos of everything from the way up to the top!
Here is a picture of the last 100 feet or so we had to scramble up from the top down viewpoint – maybe hard to tell but it was steep.
Look its Steph and I in the same position on the same mountain!
After seeing things from the top, we decided we should head back down to start our drive out to the East Coast. Johnny’s poor little knees hurt on the way down, but we met someone from Delaware – and here I thought maybe it didn’t exist because I never had met someone from there!
At the bottom we took a mini sponge bath at the little kitchen area. We realized it was our hair that was making us so hot.
We were full of endorphins and back on the road. Actually on the road I resumed my meditative car state – which results in naps. John was nice enough to let me drift off….
Woke up in the small city of Timaru, which is cute, but we basically were hungry and tired from our hike and drive. Tomorrow we leave for Christchurch.
How did you get that picture of me in NZ? Which pic is Marian and which is me???
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