Well so much for the Wet Coast, we woke up today and peaked out the front of our hotel to see the mountain range shining through in front of a bright blue sky. Since our place had a kitchen Marlo made some eggs for breakfast and we were out the door immediately after. We wanted to get to a specific hike early because it was around a lake that gave great reflections of the mountains in the morning before the wind picked up and created some ripples in the water. The 1st people we see when we got there were our friends from Folsom once again, we’re seeing them everywhere. The actual hike/walk around the lake was fairly easy and quick, about a hour or so, but the views were fantastic of the mountain range and the glacier. We got there kinda late so the water wasn’t like glass, but as we waited a few minutes the wind died down and the water got pretty calm, so we were able to get some good pictures.
Our next hike was just up the street, actually it was right next to the walk we did yesterday out
to the glacier face. It was called the chalet walk and it went along the hilltop that ran along the gorge that the glacier was in, so you could look across at the glacier face we saw yesterday. It was a 2 hour walk total, all uphill on the way there. The weather was still really good but there were a few clouds coming in across the glacier, I think that is a common occurrence. The views we got of the glacier were fantastic and after 2 hours we were back in the car and heading south, hoping to end up in Haast, about 2 ½ hours away.
We stopped at a couple of places along the way, there was a scenic overlook that gave a great
view of the coast and we stopped at a beach and walked around there for 30 minutes or so. It was amazing to see beach as far as you can look, and no one was on it. There are supposedly penguins here but we haven’t seen any yet, I’d love to be able to see them sometime while we’re here.
We arrived in Haast at around 4PM and quickly found a hotel for tonight then decided to drive about 30 minutes down to Jackson’s Bay, which is the furthest along the west coast you can go. The town itself was VERY small, I’d say like 10 homes in all, I guess it’s a fishing village. We took a hike that left from there and went up over a hillside for about an hour each way. The walk was really nice since there was no one else there, but the ground was pretty muddy so it got messy at times, and since Marlo wasn’t feeling too well it didn’t go too well. I actually thought it was a great walk since the mud made it challenging, but I was concerned about Marlo at the time so it took the fun out of it.
After that was done we headed back to our hotel and walked over to the nearby tavern for dinner which was a pleasant surprise. I had what turned out to probably be the best ribs I’ve ever had, and Marlo’s lamb was great too. Afterwards we ended up back at our hotel having some wine out in front of our room and talking to our neighbors who were doing the same thing, they were from Boston so we could talk sports for a bit.
Our next hike was just up the street, actually it was right next to the walk we did yesterday out
to the glacier face. It was called the chalet walk and it went along the hilltop that ran along the gorge that the glacier was in, so you could look across at the glacier face we saw yesterday. It was a 2 hour walk total, all uphill on the way there. The weather was still really good but there were a few clouds coming in across the glacier, I think that is a common occurrence. The views we got of the glacier were fantastic and after 2 hours we were back in the car and heading south, hoping to end up in Haast, about 2 ½ hours away.We stopped at a couple of places along the way, there was a scenic overlook that gave a great
view of the coast and we stopped at a beach and walked around there for 30 minutes or so. It was amazing to see beach as far as you can look, and no one was on it. There are supposedly penguins here but we haven’t seen any yet, I’d love to be able to see them sometime while we’re here.We arrived in Haast at around 4PM and quickly found a hotel for tonight then decided to drive about 30 minutes down to Jackson’s Bay, which is the furthest along the west coast you can go. The town itself was VERY small, I’d say like 10 homes in all, I guess it’s a fishing village. We took a hike that left from there and went up over a hillside for about an hour each way. The walk was really nice since there was no one else there, but the ground was pretty muddy so it got messy at times, and since Marlo wasn’t feeling too well it didn’t go too well. I actually thought it was a great walk since the mud made it challenging, but I was concerned about Marlo at the time so it took the fun out of it.
After that was done we headed back to our hotel and walked over to the nearby tavern for dinner which was a pleasant surprise. I had what turned out to probably be the best ribs I’ve ever had, and Marlo’s lamb was great too. Afterwards we ended up back at our hotel having some wine out in front of our room and talking to our neighbors who were doing the same thing, they were from Boston so we could talk sports for a bit.
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Keep up the good work.
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