Our second week, we traveled north to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. We stayed in the town Twizel. This area is know for the spectacular views of the Southern Alps. Brenda and Roger took a gliding flight hoping to view Mount Cook, but the updrafts didn't cooperate. We visited one of the sanctuaries where they raise black stilts - to world's most endangered wading bird. One evening, we had a tour at Mount John Observatory. At about midnight, we had great views of the night sky.
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| Aoraki/Mount Cook from Lake Pukaki |
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| Glaciers atop Mount Cook |
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| View of Mount Cook from the DOC visitors centre |
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| Walking to the Mount Cook memorial |
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| View from our house in Twizel |
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| Kaki Preservation Aviary |
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| Kaki/Black Stilt - World's rarest wading bird |
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| Immature black stilts awaiting release into the wild |
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| Clay cliffs in Omarama |
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| Clay cliffs in Omarama |
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| Aoraki/Mount Cook and Tasman Glacier |
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| Tasman Glacier - New Zealand's longest glacier |
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| Icebergs from Tasman Glacier |
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| Close up of iceberg |
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