Mt Cook
The best way to get the chocolate frosting off the donut
We celebrated the first Sunday in Advent with Paul and Amy in the morning with a little donut breakfast and tea. Then we had to pack up and say good-bye. We were sad to go, we had such a good time with them. They extended great hospitality to us.
After about a 3 hour drive we hit our first stop- a place called elephant rocks. It reminds me a bit of South Dakota, in that you are driving along and everything is flat and then all of the sudden there are these huge rocks and valleys. It was also the place they used to film the battle scene in the movie The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Lillianna liked the rocks so much that she found an elephant rock to bring with her.
Next stop, lunch. The Lonely Planet guide book gets two thumbs down here. The first place we tried to stop they reccomended- not open. The sign on the door said there were, but doors were locked. The next place we tried on their reccomendation, didn't really serve much in the way of food. It was really more like a coffee shop that had some pre-packaged sandwhiches. So, we went to a place not in the guidebook and found great food and they had a room of kids books and toys for Lil to play in while we waited for food!
Last stop, Glenntanner campground. It was about 15 miles south of Mt Cook, right on Lake Pukaki. Our room was nice, with a kitchenette in it, but the best feature was that the doors to outside was a big sliding glass door with a view of Mt Cook framed by pine trees! Dinner in and a movie.
After about a 3 hour drive we hit our first stop- a place called elephant rocks. It reminds me a bit of South Dakota, in that you are driving along and everything is flat and then all of the sudden there are these huge rocks and valleys. It was also the place they used to film the battle scene in the movie The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Lillianna liked the rocks so much that she found an elephant rock to bring with her.
Next stop, lunch. The Lonely Planet guide book gets two thumbs down here. The first place we tried to stop they reccomended- not open. The sign on the door said there were, but doors were locked. The next place we tried on their reccomendation, didn't really serve much in the way of food. It was really more like a coffee shop that had some pre-packaged sandwhiches. So, we went to a place not in the guidebook and found great food and they had a room of kids books and toys for Lil to play in while we waited for food!
Last stop, Glenntanner campground. It was about 15 miles south of Mt Cook, right on Lake Pukaki. Our room was nice, with a kitchenette in it, but the best feature was that the doors to outside was a big sliding glass door with a view of Mt Cook framed by pine trees! Dinner in and a movie.
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