Weird Rocks, Mount Cook and Tasman Glacier

We left our little hideaway in Port Chalmers to head north and then west to see the Moeraki Rocks. These are concreations that started with limestone and silica. Then a very hard coating formed around this core. Now the weathering of the beach and shoreline has exposed these weird rocks. There was a marching group from Christchurch there all dressed in black. It was fun watching them try and come up with a photo moment.

Then we drove west to Mount Cook where three of the highest mountains are.  I have included a photo from the lounge at the lodge with Marty reading the paper. What a VIEW!  We did a short but steep walk to Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake. This lake was hardly here a decade ago but now due to global warming it has receded way in the distance. A young couple from NY told us that they took a kayak trip to the glacier yesterday and that today the face is totally different. 

Gayle is still sick but hanging on there. I suspect that she will start feeling better tomorrow. Were all praying that we don't catch this especially for our flight home in 9 days or so.