Main thing today was the 3 hour guided Valley tour up to the 2008 line of the Franz Josef Glacier... we met our guide, Bryan at 2 and were bussed out to the carpark to start the walk. It was quite an informative tour, however, we didn't really get any closer than those doing a self-guided tour... just on a slightly more off beat track and also a little dash across a rocky section, where apparently there are ice blocks still underneath that occasional melt causing some excitement... none today :)
so let the photos tell the story!
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| My cosy room at the Glow Worm Accommodation |
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| Waiho River, from the Franz Josef glacier |
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| sunshine on the glacier - from the car park |
at about 11, the clouds lifted for about 30 mins, giving us a wonderful scene of the mountains with the snow on top... Is it Mt Cook?
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| from the main street |
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| glacier torn rock |
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| getting up close to the glacier |
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| view from the 2008 line - thought is that maybe its stopped retreating, but only time will tell |
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| about 2km away from the 1906 line |
Vackert landskap.... like fantasy
ReplyDeletelandscapes.
Kram