Day 54 - South Island - West Coast to Fox Glacier

Town of Fox Glacier at Sunset

My Contribution to the Roadside Sculpture

Roadside on the Way to Fox Glacier

Knights Point Lookout

Waterfall En-Route to Fox Glacier

Blue Pools

Blue Pools

Lookout Point at the Top of the Mountains Leaving Queenstown

I drove up the West Coast of the South Island today, a drive which would normally take 4.5 - 5 hours but I took 7. There was just so much to see! I got out of the car at almost every lookout point. I didn't even get an hour out of Queenstown before the first awesome view. It was just mountain ranges and fields for miles. Then a couple of hours up the road I saw a sign that said "Blue Pools - 300m on the Right" and I thought... hmm I have to check that out. And I'm so glad I did! They were pools that gathered where two glacial rivers met, and the water was so beautiful! The next stop I made was a waterfall just down the road. It was a half hour walk through the woods to get there, and the waterfall was really big. The picture doesn't really do it justice. Another great stop was Knights Point, where you could look out to the ocean. There were a lot of really cool rock formations in the water. Once I got to the bottom of this mountain there was a beautiful rocky coastline, and all along the roadside were stacks of rocks and beach wood that people had placed strategically in weird positions. It stretched on for about 300 meters. It was very cool! I finally arrived in Fox Glacier at about 5:30 as the sun was setting. Once it was dark out, the other 4 girls in my room and myself went on a quick half our walk through the rainforest to see the glow worms. They're outstanding! This was the best day of my trip so far!