Fox Glacier to Punakaiki
Day 29 (14.2.2013): Fox Glacier
Wow – heli-hiking is awesome.
What is it?
First we got outfitted with proper leather hiking boots,
socks, mittens and hat if needed. Then we started with a 10mins helicopter
flight over fox glacier at the west coast, landed on the glacier. And off we
got sorted with crampons to get on our shoes to go for a 2hrs hike on the
glacier. We saw some absolutely stunning blue ice formations or features as
they call it. Then we were picked up by the helicopter again and flown back
into town.
The Helicopter that brought us up the Glacier
Fox Glacier
@ Fox Glacier
Abstract blue ice features @ Fox Glacier
Afterwards I/ we hit the road and made our way via Franz
Josef (another glacier, actually named after the Austrian Kaiser) northwards
along the coast. Passing Hokitika and Greymouth, we stopped finally close to
Pancake Rocks in Punakaiki.
all @ West Coast
posted by Birgit im Abenteuerland @ 10:19 am
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