Another epic day. Rain is coming tomorrow so we are making the most of everyday. An early start with Rowan and Germie new routine of swimming. After that we beelined for Lake Matherson to get some epic photos of Mt Tasman & Mt Cook.

Then off to the viewpoint of the glacier and continuing on to Gillespies Beach. We all had never been there so it was worth the beautiful forest drive to come out at the ocean.

Heading south to find Aotea Stone which comes out of Jacob’s River. There are protections on the river but you can hopefully find it on the beach at Bruce Bay. Well we did find it, I found two pieces of it. One I gave to Germie the first one I kept.

Third swim of the day at Lake Moeraki with some lunch after. Then on to Knights Point lookout and Ship Creek.

Jackson’s Bay our final destination for the day. This photo is pre our swim with the Hector dolphins. A huge high for Germie who hasn’t seen a dolphin in the wild before today.

Here are some attempts of photos.

Then we had a stunning sunset.

Then we had a dancing Aurora. Germie had a day of firsts!