Sunday, 6 April 2014

Franz Joseph Glacier: Apr 1 - 2

With all the ice and cold, it felt just like I was back home again! I was an Ice Explorer for the morning and got to take a helicopter to the glacier (it is no longer safe to walk) and then went for a 3 hour hike. The pictures will never capture how incredible the glacier was, but I tried. I spent the afternoon warming up in the hot pools and competed in killer pool and limbo competitions at night to try and win a bungee jump. Unfortunately, I didn't win so no bungee for me.
 

A deep crack in the glacier caused by water melting


Taking a sip of nice, cold, clean glacier water :)


Our guide carving out the stairs
Every day, each guide that goes through the glacier has to carve out the stairs because the glacier moves so much on a daily basis!


The Ice Exploring Crew




Part of the path we had to walk through






2 comments:

  1. Love the photos!! Looks incredible!!

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  2. glads you were "cold" for a little bit while were have been freezing for the last two months! Beautiful pictures and awesome memories.

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