The skies above Mount Cook and the surroundings were covered in clouds. We still hadn't acquired warm clothes and were still attached to our flipflops so immediately felt the cold as we stepped out the camper. The rain was cold, unlike the warm rain we'd been used to in Asia and Australia, Compared to others in their thick jumpers and walking boots, we majorly stood out. We ran straight into the nearest building which happened to be a hotel/cafe and waited until the rain eased. The town at Mount Cook consisted of no more than ten buildings so we braved the cold and went to explore the Tasman Glacier. On the walk to the glaciers we passed the Blue Lake which Si decided to walk round. A little further on we got to the Tasman Glacier. The majority of the glacier had melted in the past million years. The lake that filled a spot where the glacier once was was filled with ice-burgs. The ice-burgs had some random black marks but they still had an acredible icy-blue colour to them. We also had a good view of the landscape and, between the clouds, could see the snowy peaks of Mount Cook. The evening was spent in the pub with a beer and an open fire. It was so warm and cosy. We munched on some wedges and garlic bread and left to go to the DOC campsite (DOC's are campsites provided by the NZ department of conservation. They cost about 2-4 pound a night and often have toilets which is a bonus!!). Sadly there was no lights in the kitchen so we were cooking with a tiny phone torch in the dark. It was definately one of the coldest nights we've had whilst staying in New Zealand. The weather the next day was even worse and visibilty was really bad so we decided to leave.