Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Franz Josef Glacier


We began this morning with some world cup action!! We watched Brazil beat Chile in the campervan lodge lounge before venturing over to the Franz Josef Glacier Tour. This was the highlight of the trip so far, and I doubt anything can beat it. Our tour began with a hike through a rainforest. There are not many cold rainforests in the world. We then walked 2 km across the riverbed where the glacier had retreated to get to the base. The 12km long glacier is one of the most incredible sights I have ever seen! We put on our cramp-ons and walked up the blue glacier, through tight spaces, and under hollow openings.

After our awesome glacier adventure, we drove south and had a good view of the 13 km Fox Glacier. We stopped at Gillepsies Beach where we found lots of driftwood and stones and the weather was gloomy.

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