03-04-07Weather report... not good, cloudy, misty wet. Certainly not helicopter weather.
After a quick trip into Franz Josef to re-schedule the helicopter flight for the next day, and a turn round the tourist shops we set off to walk up to the face of the Franz Josef glacier. Down came the rain as soon as we arrived at the starting point car park! Back to the cottage then ;o(, a spot to eat and wait for the weather to pass.
Just after lunch the weather cleared and we set off again, this time we were able to walk up to both glacier edges, getting closer to the Fox Glacier than the Franz Josef due to the terrain. Some people are made, they must be English or Australian, wandering along in their flip-flops and shorts up to the glacier. We were wrapped up good and proper!
I then dragged Deb down to Lake Mathieson, the mirror lake, for a trot round to see what the view would be like across the lakes up to the glaciers. This is a really nice walk, a good path set right round the lake meandering through dense untouched forest. We spotted some blue and red toadstools on the way and even caught sight of our first live possum - the other have been roadkil ;o(
Unfortunately the level of the cloud meant we didn't get to see the most photographed view in NZ, Mount Cook mirrored on the surface of Lake Mathieson. All being well the weather will lift tomorrow and I'll get my shot then.
Finished the day with a nice meal at a local restaurant and then back off to the cottage for the night.
After a quick trip into Franz Josef to re-schedule the helicopter flight for the next day, and a turn round the tourist shops we set off to walk up to the face of the Franz Josef glacier. Down came the rain as soon as we arrived at the starting point car park! Back to the cottage then ;o(, a spot to eat and wait for the weather to pass.
Just after lunch the weather cleared and we set off again, this time we were able to walk up to both glacier edges, getting closer to the Fox Glacier than the Franz Josef due to the terrain. Some people are made, they must be English or Australian, wandering along in their flip-flops and shorts up to the glacier. We were wrapped up good and proper!
I then dragged Deb down to Lake Mathieson, the mirror lake, for a trot round to see what the view would be like across the lakes up to the glaciers. This is a really nice walk, a good path set right round the lake meandering through dense untouched forest. We spotted some blue and red toadstools on the way and even caught sight of our first live possum - the other have been roadkil ;o(
Unfortunately the level of the cloud meant we didn't get to see the most photographed view in NZ, Mount Cook mirrored on the surface of Lake Mathieson. All being well the weather will lift tomorrow and I'll get my shot then.
Finished the day with a nice meal at a local restaurant and then back off to the cottage for the night.
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