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12/11/2014
Fox Glacier – Haast Township
We
woke up to freshly fallen snow on the mountain. The sky was blue and
the sun was out. A helicopter whirring overhead was taking people up
for a very scenic flight I guess. Unfortunately the Department of
Conservation had not reopened the glacier viewpoint because of
swollen rivers. We will have to save the glaciers for another time!
The photo's really don't seem to do the scenery justice. We made very
good progress and after some 40 km's came upon a gorgeous beach
(Bruce Bay) where we ate some lunch. It is quite amazing that you can
sit on the beach and have snowcapped mountains just behind you. We
were rewarded with more stunning views and another lovely beach at
Ships Cove. All in all an excellent day in which we ticked off
another 120 odd km's with only one brief shower. Even more so since
the forecast had not been good and everyone appears so pessimistic
about the We(s)t coast. You have to admit 5m of rainfall per year
does seem quite a lot but the optimists claim it falls mostly at
night and today they appeared to be right.
Gave
the whitebait patty another go tonight but still not very impressed.
I prefer the way they are cooked in the UK. I do however really
really like the greenshell mussels. They are huge and in many places
you can buy them fresh by the kilo or failing that you can always buy
them ready shelled in a vinaigrette au naturel, wood smoked or in
garlic. Delicious you just have to remember not to look at what you
are eating.
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