Franz Josef, New Zealand,12 March 2007
Fox Glacier, New Zealand, 13 & 14 March 2007
We stopped off in the township of Hokitika which is renowned as the jade capital of New Zealand. I bought Claire a love heart shaped jade pendant and she bought me a carved piece symbolic of strength. We also bought a fresh fruit ice cream that wasn't a patch on the one we had in Tekaka.
Having not had enough snow & ice in Antarctica the next few days we devoted to glaciers. First we visited Franz Josef and did all the various walks around it. Then it was on to the Fox Glacier where we pretty much did the same thing. We deliberated for some time as to whether we should do a guided walk onto the glacier itself but decided ultimately it would be ice-overkill. Incidentally, from a spectator perspective we much preferred Fox to Franz Josef. You can get closer and there are a greater variety of walks to give you those varying perspectives. If you're at Fox, be sure to do the chalet walk. We met very few people on it and it terminates at a great little look out. We sat there for about 20 mins and had the glacier all to ourselves.
Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier, New Zealand, 13 & 14 March 2007
We stopped off in the township of Hokitika which is renowned as the jade capital of New Zealand. I bought Claire a love heart shaped jade pendant and she bought me a carved piece symbolic of strength. We also bought a fresh fruit ice cream that wasn't a patch on the one we had in Tekaka.Having not had enough snow & ice in Antarctica the next few days we devoted to glaciers. First we visited Franz Josef and did all the various walks around it. Then it was on to the Fox Glacier where we pretty much did the same thing. We deliberated for some time as to whether we should do a guided walk onto the glacier itself but decided ultimately it would be ice-overkill. Incidentally, from a spectator perspective we much preferred Fox to Franz Josef. You can get closer and there are a greater variety of walks to give you those varying perspectives. If you're at Fox, be sure to do the chalet walk. We met very few people on it and it terminates at a great little look out. We sat there for about 20 mins and had the glacier all to ourselves.
Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier
We were held up in traffic, for an hour on the road to Franz Josef, after a lorry had an accident and spilt molasses
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