Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

Who is Alex Knob? - Night 91

The low, thick clouds nor the hangover were enough to deter me from attempting the Alex Knob hike this morning. I set off on foot down the long road to the trailhead sometime around the 8am hour. About halfway down the 5km road an elderly Australian couple pulled over and offered me a ride to...

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exumenius on January 9, 2008 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Franz Josef...the Glacier - Night 90

Buckets of rain greeted us in the morning as the foul weather in Greymouth continued. The Magic Bus was nearly full, having picked up a number of add-ons who had just journeyed over Arthur’s Pass by train. Our first stop was in Hokitiaki, the center of the Greenstone (Jade) mining business in...

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exumenius on January 8, 2008 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Fox Glacier (mint anyone?)

Arriving amid more sheets of driving rain and clad in jeans and rain jackets, we huddled in our prospective tour operator's cafe and debated the appeal of trekking for several hours on a large block of ice in the pouring rain and chilly wind with shit visibility and another long drive ahead. ...

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Alex Kent on December 12, 2007 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature

Fox Glacier (not the mint)

May 22 A bit of an early start, had an amazing view of Mountain top when we awoke. We headed into Fox Township and to the Alpine Guides to book our tour for the day - "The Nimble Fox". Wearing thermal long-johns, trousers, vest, t-shirt, long sleeve sweatshirt, fleece jumper, 2 pairs of...

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James & Tracey on May 22, 2007 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: James & Tracey World Tour

Wild Boars and Helicopters

With some very sore heads in the group it was time to thank Les for his hospitality and head off into the mountains to our next destination Franz Josef. First port of call was Pukekura and the Bushman Centre. The centre itself is run by some bloke who used to catch wild deer on the surrounding...

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The Hulk on April 12, 2007 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hulk goes Down Under!

Franz Josef Glacier, pretty impressive really!

After another days travel (I wish that New Zealand did overnight buses) we finally arrived in Frans Josef in the late afternoon. The most important issue for Priya and I was how we should see the Glacier. Should we do a guided tour on the Glacier, a heli-hike on the Glacier or just see the...

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Priya&Tim on March 4, 2007 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Cheeky Round The World Trip

Ice Age

Our Trip to the Glacier region on the west coast of the South island, the blog wont recognise the Fox Glacier we visited, so its mapped to the Franz Josef Glacier, only 30 mins away.... The Day before we got frosty with the Ice Glacier, we visited a small place called Hasst, a the town was a...

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tomrendell on March 1, 2007 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand

Franz Josef Glacier (and more caves, yippee!)

Thats right, more caves, climbing & cold! Extreme

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Vegtibbles on September 8, 2006 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Crazy Adventures of the Tibbler

Sky and Ice

The first thing we did when we arrived at Franz Josef was to sample the delights of the only bar in town, The Landing. We woke up the next mornning unwilling to leave the confines of our hostel due to the previous night's behaviour (dancing on chairs in the middle of a near empty bar- the less...

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Murph, Tay, Colly and Erin on August 26, 2006 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Smug Adventures Down Under

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