That Time We ALMOST Hiked a Glacier - Fox Glacier, NZ

The part of the trip I was arguably the most excited for was Fox Glacier. The plan was to take a helicopter to the top of the glacier and go for one hell of a hike! Unfortunately, weather was not in our favor. It was terribly disappointing (we had flown to the southern island and road tripped out there specifically for this glacier!!) but sometimes that's life. I had no desire to die in a helicopter crash, so I believed them when they said the clouds were too low. While I can't recommend the actual hike, I will say I was happy that we did get a full refund. What can you do.

We did however make the most of it. The town was really cute and we managed to drive out and get a (very distant) glimpse of the glacier.

No, really. That's it. That little bit of white between the mountains. I'm sure it's much cooler up close.

We actually decided to try to make the most of our cancelled trip and took off a day early. The hotel was able to rebook our room so they gave us a refund (which was great!) and we headed down the road to Haast. We tried to enjoy the sights near there, but alas the dumb weather got in the way again. Rain, wind and even a massive power outage pretty much made us just chill out for the night (though we did get a discount because the power was out).

The next morning we got up and headed to Queenstown, which was nice! I'll share some pics of that fun in my next post, so stay tuned! I know this is a bit of a brief post, but hey. My time in Fox Glacier was brief as well. I just thought it was worth sharing that not every travel adventure goes to plan. Sometimes weather gets in the way (like the time I tried to shark cage dive in South Africa!).

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