The last blogging session managed to completely ignore the west coast of the south island - not quite sure how this happened as we don't have a teleportation / tardis etc device at our disposal.
Following the the Keppler track, we headed north, sadly missing the Fjordland area which is a must see on many itineriaries. The first area of interest was the massive glaciers at Fox and Franz Joseph areas.
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| Fox Glacier |
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| Fox Glacier from trailhead |
One of the great attractions of the area are the views of the surrounding mountains, including Mt Cook, australisias highest, which can often be seen reflected in the glacial lakes in the area. Unfortunately we chose a day to visit where the cloud base was particularly low, and the drizzle was also quite consistent.
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Franz Joseph Glacier
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| Water falls in the side of the glacial valley |
Heading north from the glaciers, we stopped at Punnakaki, home to the "pancake rocks". This is a stunning area, with a coast reminiscant of dorsets jurrassic coast, but perhaps on a bigger scale.
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| Punnakaki |
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| Sea Blow hole |
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| Pancake Rocks |
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