New Zealand - Glacier county via Arthur's Pass

Our journey to the west began on the 3rd day. We started off at 8am in the morning, stopping by Hokitika via Arthur's Pass for white bait sandwich at Millie's Cafe.

Arthur's Pass was, in my opinion, the most beautiful one amongst all the rest. The scenery was amazing and even the rain couldn't dampen its beauty.

It was a great pity that the little drizzle soon turned into a downpour. When we finally reached Fox Glacier after 5 hours, we were told that the helicopters have not been operating for 2 days due to bad weather. Even the road to the glacier was closed. Disappointed I was but there was nothing much I could do except to hope for good weather at Mount Cook for the next opportunity. We tried trekking to Lake Matheson, but a quarter through, JD insisted on walking on her own on the gravel path and we knew that if we continued at her pace, we would never make it back before dark, and so we turned back. Pretty much an uneventful day in a pretty dead town, not to mention, really expensive food too!