On the second day we made our way down the West Coast towards Mt. Aspiring and got to see Fox Glacier which was incredible! It was a pretty dreary day but the area was neat that way. As we drove towards the glacier there were signs on the side of the road (way high up in the mountains) saying that in the 1930's the glacier reached this point...and so on until we dipped down into this gorge where you could see the remains of the glacier far off. There were huge rock walls surrounding the area where you could see scrapes and divets where the ice had once been. This was really amazing to see and frustrating to see how much of it is going away.
Later in the day as we drove we found a pretty cool beach to stop at and stretch our legs. I ended up playing in the beautiful ocean smoothed rocks which were everywhere. I couldn't stop looking at them and making cairns. I felt really relaxed and happy after this little break. That night we made our way into Mt. Aspiring National Park and again found a nook along the road and spent the night by a little river.
Fox Glacier
Beautiful colors of the ice!
Danger! Hilarious signs.
This one's for you Mrs. Karen, do you see the heart?
Mmm peaceful
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