DAY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE: Franz Josef Glacier

DAY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE: Franz Josef Glacier

Today we had a Franz Josef glacier tour booked, both extremely excited we were kitted up by the staff and debriefed on helicopter safety. That’s right a helicopter transfer to the glacier being our first time in a helicopter we were ecstatic. The staff member had said all he hears on the journey is the theme song from Jurassic Park, so naturally this is what goes through your head whilst searching for the dinosaurs below. The helicopter ride was such a rush then we landed on the ice and climbed out. We put on our crampons and followed the guide up the glacier as he pointed out 40 metre crevasses close by, naturally one of the group idiots asked would you pull them out if they fell in. We looked at ice caves and passages cut through other crevasses. We spent about three hours on the ice taking lots of photo’s it was a really nice tour. After the return helicopter ride we headed to the Glacier Hot Pools which were part of the tour to help you wind down. There were three pools at temperatures 36, 38 and 40 degrees Celsius. This was a perfect way to relax at the end of the day.