Franz Josef Glacier

Another beautiful day in an awesome landscape.
Today I went for a little wander up Franz Josef Glacier and it was spectacular!
The tour company gave us overpants, jackets and crampons and off we went. The walk to the base of the glacier from the car park took almost an hour and then we went up a wee little goat track on some shale for another 20 minutes but then we clamped on our crampons and were walking on solid ice!

We crawled through a worm hole and squeezed through a cave and finally got to our target black barrel about two hours later. Our guide was doing track maintanence as we went which slowed us down a little but given the ice moves about 1-2 metres a day, it was understandable that he had to ensure our path was clear and secure. Great fun - definitely worth the time!

Tomorrow I'm heading towards Wanaka but could end up in Mount Cook or Queenstown. To be decided on the way I guess...