New Zealand - Nov 26 & 27

Mount Cook

We headed out of Wanaka to Mount Cook.  We went by bus up to Mount Cook to do hiking and biking on the mountain.  Then we are going to ride back down the on the 28th.

This was the picture as we left Wanaka.  It was 38 degrees, raining and windy.  Glad we were not cycling out today.

The road wound through some stunning valleys in a rather serpentine fashion.  It will be a great ride back down!

The closer we got to mount cook the more peaks tipped with snow began to appear.  That and the wind started picking up.

There were gorgeous fields of flowers blossoming along the river.  Afterall, it is summer here...

Once we got to mount cook the temps had dropped, the winds had picked up to gale force level and the rain came pounding down again.

Overnight snow moved in and painted the hills around our cabin white.  What did I say about it being summer earlier?! 😳

Snow stopped at about the 800 meter mark on the mountains.  The rain drenched the rest of the landscape.

It made for a pretty "summer" vista...

The snow kept up for most of the day on Mount Cook.  The hiking and biking was not undertaken given the snowy, sleety mix and the strong winds.  It was just a day for hunkering down, resting and staying warm.

Tomorrow for the ride back down is supposed to be sunny but cold.  Oh well, the ride will be great!  😄