金琦之旅 Amazing Voyage: New Zealand Road Trip Day 15 - Back to Christchurch : Kea Point Track, Tasman Glacier Viewpoint, Lake Pukaki, Christchurch

It was so cold to sleep in the car. We were just hiding in the sleeping bag although the alarm ring at 7:30am as it is very cold. When we wake up at 8am, the temperature is just negative 3degree, we were so cold and hurry to boil the water to drink the hot drink. After having the bread with jam breakfast, we hike the Kea point track. The view along the journey is quite amazing as we were getting nearer to the snow-capped mountain. When we reached the Kea Point, we managed to see the Mount Cook and took a lot of photos.

With negative 3 degree, the car wa==iss frost outside

The view here is so nice!

A layer of frost

Start hiking to Kea Point

At the Kea Point

The view is amazing

That's mount cook

Telephoto for Mount Cook Peak

After we went back to the campsite, we boiled water again for coffee before we departed to another walking track. The next track we hike is the tasman glacier view track. It is a climb up track to see the tasman lake and glacier. We only got to see a little glacier as it is retreating.

The view when hiking to the Tasman Glacier viewpoint

That far far away is the Tasman Glacier, It is retreating

Some of the iceberg on the Tasmna Lake

Another side viewpoint is quite amazing too.

After that, we leave Mount Cook Village at 12pm. We stop half way at the Lake Pukaki lookout to cook for noodle soup lunch while enjoy the beautiful scenery of snow capped mountain. After that, we stopped at the Lake Pukaki Salmon shop again, we saw there is the small box of salmon sashimi and hence we bought at try while enjoy the view again. Today is so sunny that there is no many cloud. We still able to see the mount cook from far away. The weather is totally different when we came here first time during day 3.

Take another photo of this again when back

Lunch at the Lake Pukaki Viewpoint

Today weather is very nice compare to the day first time came here. Still able to see Mount cook Peak

Lake Pukaki Salmon

Nice Weather

After that, we departed to Christchurch which is a 3 hour journey. We slowly leaving the snow capped mountain scenery, then back to the normal view of New Zealand and then to the normal highway.

We reached Christchurch around 5:30pm. This is the last night of our trip. Hence we just shopped at the supermarket for foods to bring back home. We were at the Pak’n Save Hornby. Then we went to the Countdown to compare price as it is not far away. After shopped and survey for this foods, it is 9pm already. Then we headed to the free campsite on the first day. After having the simple dinner, we set up the tent, clean some of the thing in the car and sleep.