The scenery just keeps getting better and better. We drove along the Southern Alps to camp close to Mt. Cook, NZ's highest mountain - where Edmund Hilary & Tenzing Norgay practised before tackling Mt. Everest. We're camping at 747m above sea level, in a Dept. of Consevation site (cheap and basic) with views of the snow capped mountains from our tent. An easy hike (4 hrs round trip) took us to the base of Mt. Cook, and the Tasman glacier, which is estimated to be 600m thick. It was weird being so close to snow and ice, yet still wearing only t-shirts and shorts. Let's hope it stays mild once the sun goes down.
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