Fox Glacier

We set off early from our campsite and soon were held up. Cows! They were blocking the road and did not want to move. We had 'herd' (funny aren't we?) that we should gently edge the car forward but .... still they did not move! A bit of quick thinking and we put the car into reverse. In reverse the car makes a loud beeping noise as a warning to pedestrians. It appears cows don't like this and they quickly got out of our way!

We continued out of the campsite and headed over the mountains to the west coast. Hasst was our first short stop and next was a stop to visit the impressive Thunder Falls waterfall. All day, great views of the Tasman Sea intermittently slowed our journey!

Eventually we arrived in the small town of Fox Glacier. After visiting the tourist infomation, who pointed us in the right direction, we walked to the famous glacier viewpoint. The views were incredible and well worth the short walk to get there. It is truly amazing how glaciers shape our landscape!

Not far from Fox Glacier was Lake Matheson renowned for its mirror views. We thought we'd check it out. The sun was shining and there was very little wind, so we crossed our fingers. The lake certainly delivered perfect mirror images and we have the photos to prove it!

A quick dash to the beach revealed a magnificent sunset and a busy camp spot for the night...