Day 1-3: Auckland – Lake Tekapo – Mt Cook

: Auckland airport, beanbags on the grass outside. Wouldn’t see that in Australia.

: Second night, Lake Tekapo camping. Great view to the alps, but cool at night.

: View from campsite

: View from campsite

: View from campsite

: View from campsite

: Day 3, on to Mt Cook.

: Mt Cook visitor centre

: View from Mt Cook Visitor Centre

: Mt Cook Visitor Centre

: Mt Cook Visitor Centre

: Near mt Cook Visitor Centre

: Car park at White Horse camp ground.

: Warning re. Avalanches. heard several small ones up on the mountains.

: Hooker Valley trail, easy 3 hour return, good warm up.

: Hooker Valley trail, easy 3 hour return, good warm up.

: Hooker Valley trail

: Hooker Valley trail – one of several footbridges

: Hooker Valley trail

: Hooker Valley trail – alpine buttercups

: Hooker Valley trail

: Hooker Valley trail, at the glacial lake, and end of trail

: Mt Cook, nice looking mountain, reminds me of Mt Everest (n review, actually more like Nuptse, see my Nepal photo)

: Hooker Valley trail, glacial lake

: Hooker Valley trail, glacial lake

: Mountain view