Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
Up early this morning to hike up Franz Josef glacier! After getting kitted out with our hiking gear we drove to the base where we got divided into groups. Then we climbed the glacier! It was pretty amazing, we started off on normal land and then were on ice! Our guide was cutting steps out of the ice ahead of us for us to walk on. Really stubbing views! It was really good craic, we took photos in our bikinis - seriously cold haha, Becky had told us she was planning on doing it the day before - and went through ice caves etc! There was one very scary moment when Nathan offered to take a photo of me and proceeded to drop my camera down an icy crevice! I was seriously unimpressed, and nearly jumped down after it but luckily our guide got there first! It survived unscathed somehow, just a bit wet - absolute miracle!
After the glacier we were all completely knackered and I had huge blisters which wasn't fun! We went straight to the hot pools across the road from the hostel which was pretty cool and nice to chill - although very painful for my blisters! We hung out there for a few hours then had dinner - Dippy had made amazing guacamole - and went to the bar for a few drinks!
The were holding a limbo contest which I ducked out of pretty quick - definitely not my forte! I stayed at the bar till about 12 but the chat was really not great so I called it a day and went to bed pretty quickly!
- comments