Glacier Failure... Back on the Road

Unfortunately, this morning we had bad news. The weather at the glacier was too windy for the helicopter to land safely so no glacier hike for us.  While this was terribly sad, we knew that the tours get cancelled frequently for weather so it was a risk we knew we were taking.  The weather is just so finicky that they don't make the cancellation decision until 30 minutes before departure so it's hard to plan for.  Ultimately, safety first!  We contemplated staying another night and trying to do the glacier hike the next day but ultimately decided that it wasn't worth the risk of it getting cancelled again. Plus, what were we going to do all day in town? Literally, nothing. Before leaving, we did decide to go to the base of the glacier to get a picture. Unfortunately, we found that there wasn't that much to see. Hence, the need for the helicopter. 

So we jumped back in the car and drove the 5 hours back to Queenstown. Except this time I fell asleep and Will must have been speeding like a maniac because he made it back in a little under 4 hours. He thought the driving was so fun because there are crazy winding roads, single lane bridges, and just crazy terrain that he felt like he was playing a video game. Luckily for me, I was asleep. I would have been panicked.  

After arriving in Queenstown, we checked into our Airbnb and went into town for dinner.  We went to Fergberger which was named one of the best burgers in the world.  We had to go the first night in case it was so delicious and we wanted to go again.  It was alright.  Tasty and a big selection (long line to match!) but it didn't WOW us.  Then we got some cookies from the famous Cookie Time and was asleep by about 8pm. It was a long day. 

Our uber modern AirBnb, walking distance to downtown Queenstown.

Getting dinner at Fergberger...

 Warm cookies and milk at CookieTime...