Showing posts with label Franz Josef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Franz Josef. Show all posts

Friday, 15 May 2009

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Day 60 - Thurs 7th May: Was in Westport but this isn't a pic from Westport


Didn't take any pics today and forgot about this, hence the order of the blog posts is slightly messed up now. Here's a bonus pic from Day 63: glacier guide Turtle strikes a pose

Day 64 - Mon 11th May: Top of Franz Josef


Took a helicopter ride over both the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers. Here's the (chilly) view from the top

Day 63 - Sun 10th May: Franz Josef Glacier


Check out this awesome ice cave in the glacier.
I could reel off a few facts about the glacier, here's one: the ice is so compressed that it has very little air in it. This causes certain waves of light to be refracted back to us, hence it's blue hue.