Our Attempt at Mt Cook

On Monday, November 24th Kel, Zack, and I made our way from Dunedin over to Mt Cook with Nikki, Holly, and Abby following us not far behind in the campervan. It was another great New Zealand drive until we got closer to Mt Cook and the weather turned to garbage. It started to pour rain with winds so strong I thought it was going to push the car off the road and it didn’t stop the entire time we were in Mt Cook village. The village itself consisted of no more then a lodge and a few cabins but nothing much else really so that night we just made use of the lodge’s sauna for an hour or so then watched a few Tom Hanks movies and passed out. The wind was so strong that night the girls said it rocked the campervan around so hard they were worried it was going to roll over.

With the weather still garbage in the morning and not much else to do, we decided to move on. About a half hour or so into the drive the weather cleared up and we got a chance to see some of the reason why people come to Mt Cook. The many mountain peaks and crystal blue waters were pretty cool. We took a few photos then continued on our way to Christchurch to say bye to Kerrie, Mel, and Jayne and return my rental car before we all parted ways.