We woke up and decided that we are not giving up on having whitebait so we made our way back to Hokitika where we had whitebait fritters for brunch. What a let down – it was basically just a semi scrambled egg with a little bit of white bait. All you could taste was egg!!! We then drove to Franz Joseph and stopped at Our Lady of the Alps church. From here we went to Lake Matheson and did the walk to the jetty. It is a beautiful walk and the reflection of the mountain and clouds on the water was stunning. Then made our way to Fox Glacier. We wanted to take pictures of Our Lady of the Snow Church but couldn’t as it was pouring with rain.
We started making our way to Haast and stopped the the Salmon Farm Café where we bought some deliscious salmon pate. From here we went to Jackson Bay. What an amazing drive through the forest – it was quite mystical with a soft rain falling all the way through the forest. It really felt like the forest was giving us a hug as the road went through a tunnel of trees. We parked up at Jackson Bay for the night and had crackers and salmon pate for dinner.