Within touching distance of Mt. Cook

After the helicopter flight anything else this day was going to be an anti-climax, but fortunately the scenery and great weather kept things on a roll. We continued on up Mt. Cook road taking snapshots along the way until we got to Mt. Cook village, almost within touching distance fo the mountain itself!
We picked up some touristy type info that showed where the best walking track were and headed off to see what we could find. First thing we found was a great swing bridge, apparently this was a first for Deb, first time over a swing bridge! She conquered her fear and went straight over no probs with me eghing her on ;o)
Then to cap it all, 20 minutes later we came upon another one, at which point she called it a day. I think it was the cliff edge you had to walk a long first that dissuaded her!!!
After returning from this short walk we headed up towards the Tasmin glacial lake where you can see break away huge chunks of ice floating on the lake. Quite a surreal landscape really!
A nice steady drive back to the chalet where we had a bite to eat and then on up to Lake Pukaki to watch the sunsetting and iluminating the tip of Mt. Cook. All in all a great day...