Glacier Day Deux

 Fun at the hotel while daddy hiked the glacier
 
Pic with Cranky, Franky, and Cranky.

Liam's first trampoline "ride"

Charlie did a huge hike all by himself to the base of the glacier. We called it his training hike for his marathon race this weekend.




Tired little guy

Here he was sad because he dropped his favorite rock and couldn't find it amongst the trillions of other rocks.

Rock throwing in a stream (way more interesting for him than the glacier)

FREAKY single lane roads and bridges are everywhere! Hike outside our bach (cabin)

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Glacier Country

We had a nice afternoon hiking around Glacier Country. When I was in NZ in 1998 I did a tour on the ice and walked on the glacier. Jason gets his chance tomorrow morning while the boys and I hike up to the base of the glacier. I did a 5k run around Lake Matheson while Jason took the boys around in the stroller (thank you J!) On a clear day you can see Mt Cook reflecting in the lake waters.



Here we are on our hike around Fox Glacier (tomorrow we will check out the Franz Josef glacier).



















Lots of driving makes for fun song composing - Liam loves to sing and clap to Charlie's songs

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Hikers of the World ... UNITE!

3 CRAZY amazing hikes today!
We'll upload Jason's pics later, but here's a taste...

Nana and Charlie getting psyched up for the hike at a cafe

Hike #1 - The Grove Scenic Reserve (Clifton, Golden Bay)

For some reason, Charlie insisted that I wasn't a hiker - only daddy, nana and Charlie could be hikers.  I grabbed a hiking stick and told him he couldn't boss me out of the hikers club.

Nana in front of the Northern rata tree - check out its roots weaving through the rock

Hike #2 Te Waikoropupu Springs (Takaka, Golden Bay)

Hike #3 Wharariki Beach (Puponga, Golden Bay)

Stumbled upon a seal

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