The drive to fox from hokitika is very interesting, it follows the coast for a while with some stunning views then turns inland into the mountains and glacier country. Once we arrived in fox we spent the evening persuading Howard and Caroline to go in a helicopter over Fox Glacier. Both of us had previously walked on nearby Franz Josef glacier so the next day we left the parents to their helicopter and took a long walk to a viewpoint in front of the glacier. It was a hard uphill walk and we even managed to run back for some of it. We met up with the parents having thoroughly enjoyed their flight, Caroline fell over on the glacier and like father like son Howard missed it.
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| Tiny waterfall on the way to Fox Glacier |
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| Glacier river - Lloyd messing around |
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| Fox Glacier |
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| Meanwhile on the glacier |
In the afternoon we all took a walk around nearby lake Matherson. This is a stunning glacial lake a little way down the road from fox. The highlight was a large group of fantail birds flying around one small area of the lake.
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| Can you see Mr eel looking back at Janine? |
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| Lake Matheson |
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