Christchurch to Mt Cook

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We landed in Christchurch Tuesday morning after first landing in Aukland. The flights were no problem, we each got about 7-8 hours of sleep and the time change adjustment wasn't bad at all. We hopped into our rental car and were on our way. We had some terrifying moments starting off-they drive on the wrong side of the road and the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car... Immediately upon exiting the airport we had to navigate two roundabouts from hell. Here is a sample dialog from the second roundabout:

Rob-”Turn left here”
Jim-”Where,here?”
Rob-”No,here,left! Left!”
Jim-”Dude! I can't go left there are cars coming!”
Rob/Jim-”Oh Shi_!”
Rob-”Pull over!”
(note-we made two complete turns around the roundabout)
(lots of screaming at each other....some more screaming)
After another complete turn on the roundabout and Rob navigating us into oncoming traffic again we final got it straight!

These are pictures of the toad to Mt. Cook and then of Lake Pukiaki (or something similar) in the foreground, Mt. Cook in the background. Jim's new fancy camera really took some great shots...

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Photos

On the Road
On the road to Mt Cook

Mount Cook 1
The lake below Mt Cook

Mount Cook 2
Another one at the lake below Mt Cook

Mount Cook 3
Relections form the windows of the Visitor Center