Fox Glacier

We arrived at about 8.30pm, it was a really scenic drive, so nothing like traveling 250km at home!!

ANOTHER early start for our Fox Glacier hike!

The glacier is pretty unique as it's only 30km from the sea and is only 250 above sea level. As it's summer there wasn't any snow, so it's just ice and mountains! It looks pretty cool though especially as we were lucky to have a sunny walk. We drove passed signs that said glacier in 1750 which indicated how much it had retreated since then! The last few years had seen the glacier grow and shrink which is part of the cycle. The area was probe to land slides and there were lots of rocks on the ground. We were assured that the ice would be stable!!
The walk took 4 hours and the guide was pretty knowledgeable. It was good for value but I think we may splash out extra next time and take a helicopter to ice caves nearer the summit!

We departed Fox Glacier town and drove to Hasst and Jacksons bay. The drive was again good with plenty of lookouts.

On another note, we saw some Fox Glacier mints and wondered if they came from or at least the name came from there...!