Stop #8 – West Coast Glaciers
Traveling further south on the west coast we entered New Zealand’s Glacier country. Franz Josef and Fox Glacier areas kept us busy this day. Both of these areas have been affected by recent weather events. Heavy flooding caused rock slides closing roads up into the mountains that access hiking trails leading to these glaciers.
We hiked some trails in lower areas and completed one available hike that gave us a better view of Fox Glacier. It was amazing to see some of the damage from the rock slides and how mother nature re-routed the fox river running from the glacier. We drove further south to the town of Haast for the night.