My Journey Round The World

Following a good night sleep at the Lakefront Backpackers Lodge – www.laketekapo-accomodation.co.nz – the friendly Cook Connection – www.cookconnect.co.nz – bus driver came to pick me up at the hostel , drove us with some pictures stops to Mount Cook Village and even brought me directly to the Youth hostel – www.yha.co.nz – I booked. Hostel are pretty expensive – as most of the things here !- however really practical, clean and with friendly & helpfull staff.
So as I arrived pretty early with a sunny weather – seems not so easy to see Mount Cook so clearly as Alan, the bus driver told us – I decided to go for the 4 hours Sealy Tarns track with steep stair climb – indeed !!! It was even sometimes hard to know how to continue – beautiful weather, not too warm and great view on the glacier, hearing the avalanche on the other side, impressive – but as long as it’s not an hearthquack I’m fine ! – On my way back I went to the Kea Point to seat at the lookout which provide a great views of the Aoraki Mount Cook, the Mueller Glacier, the hanging glaciers and icefalls of Mount Sefton.
In the evening I decided to « cook » as the places to eat where really expensive – Gregoire you would be amazed by the kitchen – but not by my cooking for sure !!! and went to try to see the stars… Not really successful. While going back to my dormitory I bumped into Remco – a Dutch traveller looking for something to eat at 10pm… As the village was pretty dark and I couldn’t really explain the way to the restaurant, I went with him, also hoping to see more stars on the way.
On the next day we went together to the popular and lovely Hooker Valley walk passing two swing bridges, along a cold river where I couldn’t avoid putting my feet, before reaching the final destination of the Terminal Lake at the bottom of the Hooker Glacier where we had a small picnic. Amasing to be in short leaves with ice floating around… We arrived back to Remco’s car just before the rain!