Fox Glacier Guiding

We had a most excellent tour guide. We learned that the area we were standing on was where two tectonic plates collided. The vertical striped mountain in front of us was made from sedimentary rock called shist. The collision caused the rock to stand straight up. It was a very nice hike. Once again I am proud of the Baron Family's hiking ability. We …

Så er det endelig blevet tid til for alvor at opleve New Zealand. Og det skal naturligvis foregå i en autocamper – kan man andet i dette land?

Taskerne blev derfor hurtigt pakket igen efter vores tur nordpå til Russell - ja, faktisk var vi kun hjemme i en halv dag for at få vasket tøjet inden vi skulle afsted igen. Men nok er en …

West coast cycle tour, North to South, Greymouth to Wanaka or Queenstown no definitely Wanaka that's far enough!!

The Wet Coast as it’s described in the book is a badge of honour for those in the know, well we didn’t know! We are to be challenged mentally and physically mmmm my favourite type of challenge. The wind the rain the …

Also der Titel stimmt nicht ganz, weil im Süden noch der Milford Sound fehlt, aber ansonsten habe ich denke ich schon den Großteil der sehenswürdigen Dinge gesehen - wenn auch im Schnelldurchlauf. In Wanaka angekommen, haben Elisa und ich uns noch einen chilligen Tag gemacht und sind dann am nächsten Tag, als auch Swenja angekommen war, auf den …

Blog will be written on my return to England, trying to enjoy the last few weeks of fun in Australia, rather than spending it on the computer!!

Grüße aus den kalten Regionen des Landes...das tolle, es war gar nicht kalt! Um uns herum Regenwald und trotzdem ein Gletscher der wächst, anstatt zu schmilzen!
Da uns 180 Dollar für ne Wanderung durch den Gletscher zu teuer waren haben wir unsere eigene Wanderung gemacht...sehr beeindruckend und unsere Lieblingswanderung bislang, da wir auch …

Nach dem anstrengenden einsamen Track, gibt es zur Abwechlung das Touriprogramm. Wir fahren zuerst nach Haast und gehen ins DOC Office um uns ueber den Copland Track zu informieren, den wir dann doch nicht machen. Er passt nicht ganz von der Wettervorhersage. Heute ist es wunderbar schoen sonnig und bis auf ein paar Sandfly Schwaerme. Am Parkplatz …

After being very lucky with the weather so far, our luck finally ran out. Woke to torrential rain, and day 3 - problem number 3 with Norah... Rain was coming in to form a little puddle by Hannahs feet in the passenger seat. Unable to find a cause we carried on anyway. Back to Fox to walk up to the Glacier. Nearly got washed away on the walk up but …

We met Rona for the next leg of the journey in Aukland, before boarding a flight to Christchurch. We stayed in the jailhouse for the night. It was quite a strange place to say the least. It was, as you may have guessed, an old Jail which had been modified into a hostel. It was a great idea, but the place didn't have a great atmosphere, which we …

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... was raining. No bother, they never call off anything in these places because they lose too much money.  We arrived at Fox Glaicer Guiding and met our guide Lucia who is from Patagonia in Argentina, and started getting kitted out for our day.  ...

Version traduite plus bas March 1, West Coast Glaciers Helicopter flight? Ice climbing? Guiding up the glaciers? Hot pools relaxing? Which would you choose?? As it turned out, everything was so expensive, especially for the 6 of us, that we ended up ...

... getting a final soaking in the rivers again. It was an amazing day and so far my favourite thing we have done in New Zealand. The views were spectacular and I would recommend ice trekking to anyone (apart from maybe those with vertigo). That evening ...

... that's it. Oh, and a glacier. Fox Glacier had originally been named after Queen Victoria, but when New Zealand prime minister Sir William Fox visited in 1872 he named it after himself. The glacier falls 2,600 meters towards the coast and the ...

... a full day glacier hike. I was certainly not disappointed. We were all kited our with Ice Talonz which are apparently "a revolution in glacier guiding foot ware as they provide unprecedented grip and flex!" Yes, what ever just make sure I don't fall! ...

... checked out the guiding companies and decided to sign up for the 'Fox Trot' - a four hour walk, including an hour on the glacier with Fox Glacier Guiding.  We were going to be on the last trip of the day, leaving at 2.45pm, so I was hopeful that the ...

... to the higher reaches of the glacier and hike the path less trodden. You also need a second mortgage and a friendly bank manager. The Fox Glacier Village has the expected tour offices, a selection of cafes and shops and we stop for lunch at the Hob Nail ...

... Jade carvings and jewelry sales. By evening we arrived at Fox Glacier. We had a reservation for a glacier walk, which I'd heard about from Aurelia Kennedy. New Zealand is one of only two places in the world where a glacier flows directly into a rain ...

... side of the world) the prospect of trying to find an appropriate outfit to climb a glacier was quite daunting!  Luckily Fox Glacier Guiding were quick to add huge, heavy bovver boots and a vastly over sized fleece to my shorts-over-leggings combo! ...

... are difficult in places but we are finding them pretty good going, must be all Ashleigh's SA bush walking experiences put into use guiding us. Never been a huge fan of hiking around but I guess that's because I never got views like these at the end of ...