fox glacier

The drive to Fox Glacier the next morning was bright and sunny. We traveled past vineyards

and orchards of the area and past some old goldmine towns with current populations of about

300. We took the seven hour bus ride that started through the mountains and inland lakes near

Queenstown, took us past some of the beaches along the west coast of NZ, and finally ending

near the rain forests and mountains surrounding Fox Glacier. Once we got here, there wasn’t

much to do, except check in to our hostel and go skydiving! Unfortunately for Alison and

Heather there was a bit too much wind for the comfort of the trained professionals, and they

didn’t get a chance to skydive the second best sight in the world (second to Mount Everest).

For the evening, we rented bikes and rode down to see Fox Glacier. It started getting windy and

cold before we could see it, and once we did it was surprisingly blue at the bottom and covered

with dirt at the top. Since we spent time waiting for the winds to die before going to see the

glacier, it was already starting to get dark when we got there. Although it was cloudy, we could



see the sun setting and changing the sky orange in spots. It was a perfect setting for our peanut

butter and jelly picnic! The ride back to the hostel was comfortable, even though the roads are

narrow and full of curves, but we felt better getting a little exercise after our long day on the bus.



Ugh.. let's go!?





Heather enjoying our picnic in the no stopping zone...





Fox Glacier