In the morning, we had breakfast facing the snow-covered lake. Nice……….

Our destination was Mount Cook. We stopped here for a break and the famous raw salmon.

We bought the 500g version, which cost us 50NZD. And we had it outdoors.

Finally, we arrived at Mount Cook.

We planned to take the Hooker Valley Track.

The whole place was covered with snow. The paths were wet and slippery.

The entrance to the trail.

White and more white snow everywhere.

There was support to have 3 swing bridges along the trail. But they were all closed due to the heavy snowfall. Our trekking was cut short.

From Mount Cook, we headed to Tapataia Mahaka Peters Lookout.

Beautiful sight.

Trying to get as close to the water as possible.

Back to The Church Of The Good Shepherd.

The place was quite crowded.

By now, the sun was about to set.

The snow had melted by now.

The view outside our Airbnb.

After dinner, we drove near the lake to view the night stars. The actual view was so much better on-site.