Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Glacier Climbing

The Westland of New Zealand's South Island is filled with lush rainforest, and glacial-carved valleys. Two easily accessible glaciers remain in this area Fox and Franz Josef - and they form a hub for tourists and adventure activities. We did a short walk to view Franz Josef and then...

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bhkann on December 10, 2012 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand, 2012

Fox Glacier...

We drove to Fox Glacier in the rain and gloom, and went for a coffee and to get some info, hoping the weather would clear. It didn’t and we found that the access to the Glacier was limited due to a car size rock falling onto the main access road. We decided to go for a walk on the other...

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chrischarly on January 31, 2012 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Chris and Charly Down Under

der mies-tag

Muss es ja auch geben. Den Tag, an dem eben nicht alles so schoen ist. Hab nicht besondere Lust, dadrueber zu schreiben, also ganz kurz: Heute regnet es. Hat es die ganze Zeit vorher nicht, waere auch gar nicht schlimm gewesen (haben ja unser Fahrheim), aber diesem Riesending ist ein Reifen...

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Alex & Magda on June 20, 2010 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: visiting the World

Tomacco or Quito

The journey between glaciers was only 30 minutes, so it was still torrential rain when we arrived at Fox Glacier. The kitchen at this hostel wasn't very good and the attached bar was shut due to lack of customers, but the owner was very nice and sold us a couple of beers to take up to our room....

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The Happy Couple on August 27, 2009 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Glaciers galore

Day - 19 Sunday 10th May 2009 An unremarkable stay at Haast, and we moved on reasonably early after panicking a bit as we hadn't got a phone signal and needed to rebook our ferry crossing to North Island, which was due later today. But the internet came to the rescue and an email was all that...

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Saros on May 10, 2009 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

South Island Day 6: Ice Ice Baby (Sorry, I Couldn't Help Myself)

I woke up having been a sandfly banquet and thanked my lucky stars that I had enough blood to function with. So much for the natural essential oil bollocks ay, fuck your hippy shit I'd like my DEET back now please. However I also woke up to this view: Oh New Zealand, I can't stay mad at...

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Koala Bear on February 8, 2009 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

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