FOX
Winya_wynah
Fri 5 Feb 2010 07:50
|
43:28'S 170:01'E
Fox as in Fox Glacier!
No.1 (that's me) was so excited at the prospect
that I could barely sleep the night before, then the day dawned and they handed
out leaflets explaining the refund policy as there was very low cloud cover, and
they didn't know if the helicopters would be able to take off, let alone land on
the glacier & allow us to hike for a couple of hours...
  Flying in over the 'pinnacles' jagged ice blocks
created as the glacier flows and bends down the valley.
 But we did it and here are the photos to prove
it!
   Note the fetching sock arrangement! Sir
Edmund will be turning in his grave!! Well one doesn't want crampons
caught in the turn-ups.
 Arches and caves form where a fast flowing
section meets a slower moving section the glacier buckles creating these
shapes.
  Then a cave easily big enough to park our van
inside.
 Going down!
There was a bit of a mix up with the seating
arrangements for the return flight so Skipper and another Allison came home
alone rather than being squahed 6 to a heli!
Here they are waving me off... As 'usual'
front seat position.
  and here they are flying in to Fox heliport,
feeling like millionaires.
  |