This morning, fresh and adventurous we decided to have a proper look at a glacier. As Franz-Josef is bigger and on our route, that’s the one. Clouds were slowly building up and the forecast was awful. Nevertheless we hiked the…
Day 165: Fox Glacier
It was a long drive to Fox Glacier. For a short bit we were back at the Tasman Sea. We arrived at about six o’clock at the car park and couldn’t be bothered to walk the two kilometers to the…
Day 164: Arrowtown
Arrowtown is an old gold mining town with a big Chinese community. It still has it’s old school flair and felt like a bit of a time warp. Our car managed steep serpentines, although smelling awfully burnt after that. I…
Day 163: Queenstown
Queenstown: a town with lots of memories for Bill, as he spent a few weeks here 17 years ago. For me it was like Oberstdorf on a summer day. Full of tourists and touristy shops in the mountains, just a…