A foggy morning in Cromwell. The sun was trying to burn through and we drove down to the Old Cromwell town, a restored part of the old gold mining village. There were art shops, café's and historical buildings, none of which were open this early in the morning.
We headed out to Mt. Cook along Lake Dunstan and the fog burned off quickly. Beautiful views across the lake and the fall colors were brilliant. We drove off road at one point to see a Lord of the Rings filming spot. It is an area used at the Great East Road and to portray the Flight to the Ford, for those of you in the know.
Back on the highway and we come upon two houses that were being moved. They took up the whole road and the pilot car up front was clearing the road by diverting drivers off to the side until this operation passed them by. They finally let us pass and we took off so as to not get behind them again. W
e did not see them the rest of the day.
It was a beautiful warm fall day and we stopped in Twitzel for lunch. We
found a nice park bench near the town center to enjoy our lunch. Then we headed toward Mt. Cook and we had to stop several times for pictures. We got to Mt. Cook village and checked into the Hermitage, a historical hotel and motel and backpacker facility. We were not expecting a room with a view, but we got one. It is spectacular. Mt. Cook right outside and we have a balcony where we can sit and observe the mountain.
We did a short uphi
ll hike to view the Tasman Glacier Lake with its icebergs floating along. No calving of the glacier while we were there. We hiked back down the hill and drove back along the dirt road to the hotel. We had a wonderful evening watching the light fade on Mt. Cook and then a very nice dinner at the hotel.
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