{"id":1364,"date":"2011-02-26T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T04:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisaandtony.com\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2011-02-26T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T04:34:22","slug":"fox-and-franz-josef-glacier-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lisaandtony.com\/travelblog\/2011\/02\/26\/fox-and-franz-josef-glacier-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox and Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Total Miles Traveled:<\/strong> 59,583<\/p>\n

Another highlight on New Zealand’s South Island: its glaciers – Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier.<\/p>\n

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Since we had hiked on a glacier in Argentina (Perito Moreno), we were excited to do it again. \u00a0This time, though, we decided to do a “Heli-Hike” tour of Fox Glacier, where you fly up to the middle of the glacier and hike around for a couple of hours.<\/p>\n

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It would be our first time in a chopper and it offered some fantastic views:<\/p>\n

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But next time we go in a helicopter, we’re going to take our motion sickness meds. \u00a0Though it was only a few minutes, we were already starting to feel nauseous. \u00a0A few more minutes in the chopper and we would have had, umm, issues.<\/p>\n

Walking on a glacier is an awesome experience. \u00a0We’d do it again in a heartbeat. \u00a0It’s always changing because of the ice melting, cracking, moving down the mountain. \u00a0 And there are just really beautiful views:<\/p>\n

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The minerals in the water make the ice look super blue…<\/p>\n

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Here’s a really cool example of how a glacier is living and constantly changing. \u00a0 We could hear water running at the bottom of this crevasse so the guide started chopping off hunks of ice to toss in to see how long it took to hear a splash. \u00a0Fun, right? \u00a0I know. \u00a0It WAS fun. \u00a0And it took 4-5 seconds to hear the splash. \u00a0So pretty deep. \u00a0You wouldn’t want to go jump in for a swim.<\/p>\n

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So about an hour later in to the hike we came back upon the same crevasse… \u00a0OK, so maybe we created this pool from our overzealous ice chunk throwing, but it was surprising how quickly the landscape had changed!<\/p>\n

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Here we are with a trusty ice axe:<\/p>\n

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An ice cave:<\/p>\n

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Another river:<\/p>\n

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After the hike, we went to check out Lake Matheson nearby. \u00a0Nice easy hike and great restaurant called Matheson Cafe. \u00a0 It’s the only “nice” restaurant in Fox Glacier town and totally worth the splurge.<\/p>\n

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The million dollar view from Matheson Cafe:<\/p>\n

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And the sunset…<\/p>\n

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The next day we hiked up to Franz Josef Glacier. \u00a0 Pretty neat to see the terminal face, but you could probably skip it if you had hiked on Fox Glacier.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a giant cave at the base of the terminal face of the glacier. \u00a0Chunks of ice flowed out from the cave which was pretty cool. \u00a0We were told that a couple tourists died because they hopped the fence, went in the cave and were killed by falling ice. \u00a0 Not sure if it’s true, but not a smart move if it’s true…<\/p>\n

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Have a look at all of our photos from Fox Glacier below:<\/p>\n

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