Glacier Cottages

State Highway 6, Franz Josef, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand | Ranch

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Landing on a glacier

A travel blog entry by chilliwine

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Drive to Franz Josef glacier. Stopped on the way at Ross, an old gold mining town. Interesting little visitor centre and old mine workings, should stay here instead of Greymouth next time. Great bridges on the west coast, one was single track and shared by cars and trains! I wanted to turn around and go back over it again, but Gill wasn't keen. …

Franz Josef- You're one delicious glacier!

A travel blog entry by scottnelson88

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Moshi moshi!

Scott and I spent today hiking our way around Franz Josef Glacier. As our title suggests, we also enjoyed nibbling on Franz along the way...

Our day started at 8.45am with the tour company collecting us from our motel as we are staying out of the city centre. By 9.30 we were on the bus heading the 4km to Franz Josef. …

Busing up the West Coast

A travel blog entry by scottnelson88

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Hello friends and family!

Sorry we couldn't make a post last night, the only internet available is in reception and it was closed when we got back from dinner!

We spent all of yesterday travelling from Queenstown through to Franz Josef (about half way up the west coast). The bus picked us up from Queenstown at around 8am and was …

La région des grands glaciers

A travel blog entry by alexginie

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... rien laissé traîner (photos à l’appui) sous peine de se les faire confisquer !!! Une fois sur la côte Ouest nous avons pu admirer la mer de Tasman qui nous a parue beaucoup moins calme que lorsque nous étions à Abel Tasman. Après deux nuits en camping dans notre Baleno nous approchions de la région des grands glaciers. Et c’est au détour d’un stop au bord d’un lac que nous avons retrouvé nos joyeux camarades. Malgré le pluie ...

Franz Josef glacier

A travel blog entry by nemonema

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... water. Het is alsof een spiegel. Maar niet vandaag want de bergen hangen in de wolken. Bovendien is het beginnen te miezeren. Toch een stuk rond het meer gewandeld en enige reflecties gezien van het bos aan de rand. Tot slot naar onze camping gereden aan de viet van de fox glacier. Het zicht is prachtig, we hebben het althans even kunnen zien door een gat in de bewolking. Duimen voor ...

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