Franz Josef Bed And Breakfast

... spite of a vicious eradication campaign. The road is pretty quiet in the night, DP less so. Tuesday 19 February Pleasant Flat - Franz Josef Glacier Do the short bushwalk around the back of the camping area before heading off. Stop at The Roaring Billy ...

... where and when we would meet.  After exchanging emails, phone calls, and text messages, we finally settled on meeting in Franz Josef, as Alvaro and Cecilia are going south to north while we are going the opposite direction. The last time we saw ...

... Rank (TER) is 94.55!  I used the internet downstairs in the campsite user's area.  We had breakfast and left at 8.45.  The trip to 'Franz Josef' is 417 kms!  First we stopped in Wanaka and had a drink, then 'Haast' and had lunch (a ...

Franz Josef: Next stop was Franz Josef, NZ, home of the famous Franz Josef glacier. We were here for two nights, so everybody was relieved to be getting time to chill in one place for a little while. First day we got in, it was raining and really crappy. ...

... chain, to get stuff to make sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. 11:00 AM - About 3 hours later, we arrived at Franz Josef, consisting of a a block or so of small buildings reminiscent of an old mining town, except consisting of cafes, tourist companies, ...

... had a Venison burger to warm me up. Then we just sat on the coach waiting for everyone to finish. From there we went on to Franz Josef which is where all the Glaciers are. On arrival most people signed up to do a full-day glacier hike the next day but ...

Woke up at 7am, today we were doing our guided tour of the Franz Josef Glacier.  We didn't know what time we were booked in for so we decided it would be best to turn up for the earliest one they do which was 8:30am.   Before we left the campsite we ...

... TV Room to watched Erin Brockovich. The next day I was up early and on board the bus by 7am headed for Wanaka. I loved Franz Josef and the glacier was spectacular, but I was looking forward to getting further south, away from the rain and closer to my ...

... i tell you why, i'll just get you updated with the marvelous fun that i've had since i got here. We are staying in the Franz Josef Chateua which is a pretty cool hostel by all accounts, there is a massive screen with tons of fil-ems (as naomi would say), ...

... tackle smaller steps on the glacier. I wasn't brimming with confidence but I was reassured that I didn't need to be overly fit. Franz Josef glacier had retreated over time so the first section of our trek was across a bed of grey rock, which was actually ...

... but we thoroughly enjoyed every bite as we ate overlooking a turquoise river. It wasn't long before we reached the small town of Franz Josef where we enquired at a campsite but we for once decided to check out the competition. We made the right decision ...

... ;…. …………..at this point she heard a vehicle and turned to see a young lad driving one of the large red Franz Josef Heli-hike buses back to town and with just a dip of the head, raised eyes and a flutter (that’s Helen ...

... - no one was hurt and after the drivers exchanged details we were dropped off at the station.  Crazy! Our trip to Franz Josef was lovely.  It rained the whole way - so we couldnt see the mountians rising up around us but felt the rise ...

... to be awake at 545 the next morning Franz Josef Today we are on our way to queenstown but before hand we are going to hike on franz Josef glacier!  Like I said in my last entry we all had to be awake at 545am and got there around 7:30am once we got ...

... did feel very deflated. So after coffee and cake at the Aviators bar in franz Josef, we went and had a walk to the base of Franz Josef glacier. A great walk and an amazing view of the glacier. We also saw a kea. W"e met an Aussie couple who were taking ...

... he is into a lot of outdoors stuff like tramping, mountain & ice climbing etc. Also, for a population of only 300, Franz Josef township boasts around 18 pilots and 20 helicopters. The pilots have to have at least 1000 hours of experience before being ...

... meant I was asleep in no time! oops!! Then a later than planned start had us setting off on the epic 8 hour drive towards Franz Josef via queenstown again, Wanaka again and then onward and up to the west coast. A late night stop in Haast placed us only ...

... a fraction of the cost that we would pay at any retail store ($60 vs. $300).  We set out and started driving south to Franz Josef, a small community at the base of one of the 6 glaciers in NZ.  On the way down we passed through the town of ...

... with the offensive posters and possum fur seat covers spread through the building. A final push through the rain and we arrive at Franz Josef. The mountains are shrouded in heavy clouds and I arrange a walk on the glacier in a couple of days, hoping the ...

... to bother; every place I go to outdoes the last so just take that as read from now on and look at the photos, OK? :) Franz Josef is about halfway down the west coast and the reason for visiting is the huge glacier that flows almost down to sea level; ...