Hey everyone Today we hiked up the Franz Josef Glacier! We were up early, having being woken up a few times throughout the night by the thunder outside, anxious to find out whether the hike would go ahead. We didn't hear any news so had breakfast as it rained outside. We walked over to the Glacier Guide centre at 9, and it seemed that though there was a 'severe weather warning' the walk would be going ahead. We checked in and began to get all our gear: socks, g...

Hey everyone Today we went to Franz Josef! We left the Poo pub as it was now affectionally known and everyone had sore heads. We had a short drive to Pukekura and the bushman centre where Alex had pancakes for his breakfast and Christina looked at the reindeers. We had a chat to our driver about the gossip from the night before and then we left for Franz Josef. The road were very windy and it was a long drive. We arrived late afternoon and had our much needed...