Called a township, in the UK it would be a village. The countryside around New Zealand never ceases to amaize, and this place certainly does not. I chose to go to Franz Joseph Glacier over Fox Glacier (which is only another 25km down the road) because the name sounded cooler. Most things in NZ are not cheap, and this was no exception at 150NZ dollars for a guided walk for the day. However how often do you get the chance to walk through cravases, tunnels and into caves. All with a lush blue tint and on another fantastic day being able to look down the vally across the path where the glacier met the sea, now long retreated. Moving at approximatly 50mm per month, this outstreched finger of ice with its cargo of moraine is a veritable sprinter.... well in gegraphical terms anyway. Hope you like these as for me this is one of the most unique experiences that has made my trip to New Zealand.
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