Saturday, July 3. Today we took a half day guided walking tour of the Franz Josef Glacier. New Zealand has over 3,000 glaciers. What struck us as unusual is that this one is next to a rain forest. The tour outfitted us with raincoats, pants, boots, and crampons (sp? -- ice cleats that we strapped on our boots). In several places the guides had carved steps for us to climb.
Franz Josef is a small town on the western side of the South Island. We are staying in a Bed and Breakfast and are the only guests. The World Cup is big here too -- the pub where we ate last night is open this morning at 6:30am to watch the games.
Franz Josef is a small town on the western side of the South Island. We are staying in a Bed and Breakfast and are the only guests. The World Cup is big here too -- the pub where we ate last night is open this morning at 6:30am to watch the games.
Gorgeous photos, Jill! What a fantastic trip. Glad you're having a great time and keep talking yourself through those intersections!
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