We went back to the Church of the Good Shepherd for another last look this morning before driving to Twizel and booking into a lovely mountain chalet for the night.
Once we'd sorted out our accommodation, we drove to Mount Cook, about sixty kilometres away. This was where Edmund Hillary practised before he and Sherpa Tensing were the first people to climb Mount Everest and a centre about him has just been opened. (Unfortunately Sir Edmund never visited it himself as he was not well enough. He actually died two days after we were there).
We had a quick look at the centre before going on the Hooker Valley walk. It was beautifully bright and sunny and the scenery was glorious but it was rather windy so when we reached the second swingbridge over fast flowing water we decided to turn back.
We had another look round the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre before returning to Twizel.
Barnaby
Once we'd sorted out our accommodation, we drove to Mount Cook, about sixty kilometres away. This was where Edmund Hillary practised before he and Sherpa Tensing were the first people to climb Mount Everest and a centre about him has just been opened. (Unfortunately Sir Edmund never visited it himself as he was not well enough. He actually died two days after we were there).
We had a quick look at the centre before going on the Hooker Valley walk. It was beautifully bright and sunny and the scenery was glorious but it was rather windy so when we reached the second swingbridge over fast flowing water we decided to turn back.
We had another look round the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre before returning to Twizel.
Barnaby
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