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Tasman Glacier Walk

February 10, 2021 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

Day four of our trip dawned bright and sunny! We got around rather slowly that morning; it was nearly noon before we left our friends’ house in Twizel. We stopped at their shop in town and bought a number of things, including straw hats for a couple of us who didn’t want to add to the brilliant sunburns we were already sporting from our day at Cave Stream and Castle Hill! Then, we headed up along Lake Pukaki toward Mount Cook. We were delighted that the high cloud allowed us to see the beautiful mountain in the distance.

58-078a-IMG_4719I always enjoy the mountains along the way, too. They line both sides of the valley.

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The lavender farm was in full bloom. This photo doesn’t anywhere near do justice to the vivid color.60-078c-IMG_4723

Mr. Imagination loved riding with Miss Joy. One of their favorite games was to play with wet wipes. They would scrub their faces and necks for a long time—cheap entertainment!078h-IMG_0090

We pulled off to get some pictures of Mount Cook on our way up Lake Pukaki. Esther and I, in the lead van, decided not to stop, but the other van wanted to. They pulled off at the official viewing place, which was crowded with tourists. We told them we would look for a place to turn around, but couldn’t find anywhere for a couple of kilometers. Then, we found an old pull-off, with no one there and a great view! We called the other van on the radio and told them to join us. Then, while we were waiting, Esther and I got the idea that this would be a good place to take a family photo. We wanted to do that sometime on our trip. We checked out the lighting in several places, and found a spot that worked, so she got out her tripod. 61-078d-IMG_4725

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This was the view from the official pulloff. Gayle snapped it with his phone.

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I got individual pictures of the children, too, and grabbed this shot in the process. This is Mr. Sweetie, Miss Joy, Simon, and Elijah.

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Esther took this one while we were figuring out lighting and backgrounds.

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Everyone wandered around under the big tree for awhile as we got things figured out.

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Lots of helpful advice about the perfect location for a photo!

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One of the final results! I don’t think this is the one we ended up printing, though.

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As we kept driving, the mountain showed up more and more clearly.

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The other mountains are gorgeous, too!092-IMG_7216093-IMG_7217094-IMG_7218095a-IMG_0954095b-IMG_0955

When we reached the carpark for the Tasman Glacier walk, we decided to eat lunch first. We found a little meadow where we could spread out our picnic.095c-IMG_0972095d-IMG_0974095e-IMG_0975

The walk to the viewing spot for the glacier is up a steep hill—a moraine. You find out just how physically fit you are—or not!095f-IMG_0978

See the glacier at the head of the lake? It has a thick layer of dirt and rocks on top. Mount Cook is in the distance to the left.095g-IMG_0984

While we were standing there, I heard a man, who looked like he was about 40 years old, tell his child that when he was born, the glacier was just below where we were standing—you could step onto it from the top of the hill. That’s hard to believe!095-IMG_7220

A close-up of the glacier.096b-IMG_4750096c-IMG_4751096dIMG_4752096e-IMG_4753

See the Paradise Duck at the edge of the lake?098-IMG_7223

Looking down the valley. You can see a sliver of Lake Pukaki in the distance.099-IMG_7224100a-IMG_4755100-IMG_7225

One of the Blue Lakes—which are actually green!101-IMG_7226

Another view down the valley.102a-IMG_4756

Filed Under: Away From Home Tagged With: Holiday Trip, Mount Cook, Tasman Glacier

Tasman Glacier Walk

February 10, 2021 by NZ Filbruns 1 Comment

Day four of our trip dawned bright and sunny! We got around rather slowly that morning; it was nearly noon before we left our friends’ house in Twizel. We stopped at their shop in town and bought a number of things, including straw hats for a couple of us who didn’t want to add to the brilliant sunburns we were already sporting from our day at Cave Stream and Castle Hill! Then, we headed up along Lake Pukaki toward Mount Cook. We were delighted that the high cloud allowed us to see the beautiful mountain in the distance.

58-078a-IMG_4719I always enjoy the mountains along the way, too. They line both sides of the valley.

078g-IMG_0949

59-078b-IMG_4722

The lavender farm was in full bloom. This photo doesn’t anywhere near do justice to the vivid color.60-078c-IMG_4723

Mr. Imagination loved riding with Miss Joy. One of their favorite games was to play with wet wipes. They would scrub their faces and necks for a long time—cheap entertainment!078h-IMG_0090

We pulled off to get some pictures of Mount Cook on our way up Lake Pukaki. Esther and I, in the lead van, decided not to stop, but the other van wanted to. They pulled off at the official viewing place, which was crowded with tourists. We told them we would look for a place to turn around, but couldn’t find anywhere for a couple of kilometers. Then, we found an old pull-off, with no one there and a great view! We called the other van on the radio and told them to join us. Then, while we were waiting, Esther and I got the idea that this would be a good place to take a family photo. We wanted to do that sometime on our trip. We checked out the lighting in several places, and found a spot that worked, so she got out her tripod. 61-078d-IMG_4725

62-078e-IMG_4726

This was the view from the official pulloff. Gayle snapped it with his phone.

078f-IMG_20201231_120142

I got individual pictures of the children, too, and grabbed this shot in the process. This is Mr. Sweetie, Miss Joy, Simon, and Elijah.

080-IMG_7201

Esther took this one while we were figuring out lighting and backgrounds.

086a-IMG_4728

Everyone wandered around under the big tree for awhile as we got things figured out.

086b-IMG_4734

Lots of helpful advice about the perfect location for a photo!

086c-IMG_4736

One of the final results! I don’t think this is the one we ended up printing, though.

086d-IMG_4742

As we kept driving, the mountain showed up more and more clearly.

087-IMG_7209088-IMG_7210

078-IMG_7197089a-IMG_4745089b-IMG_4746089c-IMG_4747090-IMG_7214

The other mountains are gorgeous, too!092-IMG_7216093-IMG_7217094-IMG_7218095a-IMG_0954095b-IMG_0955

When we reached the carpark for the Tasman Glacier walk, we decided to eat lunch first. We found a little meadow where we could spread out our picnic.095c-IMG_0972095d-IMG_0974095e-IMG_0975

The walk to the viewing spot for the glacier is up a steep hill—a moraine. You find out just how physically fit you are—or not!095f-IMG_0978

See the glacier at the head of the lake? It has a thick layer of dirt and rocks on top. Mount Cook is in the distance to the left.095g-IMG_0984

While we were standing there, I heard a man, who looked like he was about 40 years old, tell his child that when he was born, the glacier was just below where we were standing—you could step onto it from the top of the hill. That’s hard to believe!095-IMG_7220

A close-up of the glacier.096b-IMG_4750096c-IMG_4751096dIMG_4752096e-IMG_4753

See the Paradise Duck at the edge of the lake?098-IMG_7223

Looking down the valley. You can see a sliver of Lake Pukaki in the distance.099-IMG_7224100a-IMG_4755100-IMG_7225

One of the Blue Lakes—which are actually green!101-IMG_7226

Another view down the valley.102a-IMG_4756

Filed Under: Away From Home Tagged With: Holiday Trip, Mount Cook, Tasman Glacier

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