Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier currently

Westland Tai Poutini National Park: Hike around Lake Matheson

Fox Glacier from a distance and hike around Lake Matheson instead of helicopter and quad bike tour.

Snow-covered mountains, through rainforests to the glacier

We wake up. 6° and the mountains in the distance are full of snow. Yes my loves, that's how it goes in New Zealand. The weather can change really quickly here. So cheers to our...

The way to the West Coast

We leave Wanaka and drive on Route 6 towards Haast, first 60 km along Lake Hawea and then along Lake Wanaka. Afterwards we pass Haast Pass and drive to the Tasman Sea along the...

Bad luck at Fox Glacier (NZL)

The Fox Glacier is another glacier located about 30 km from the Franz Josef Glacier. The Fox Glacier is one of the few glaciers that ends in the rainforest. I wanted to see...

Tenth day of the trip, unsettled on the West Coast.

After the day ended with sunshine yesterday, it rained this morning. So, I put on my rain gear, but when I started riding, the sun came out. However, it was still worth it, as...

Haast - Fox Glacier

6.2. - 8.2. Finally, we are at the sea! The landscape has definitely changed now. We are now driving along the sea and through the jungle. It is much greener, but the weather...

In the middle of nowhere: Fox Glacier or kiwis and fireflies

The cities in New Zealand are, with very few exceptions, quite small. But even that is too much to say when it comes to Fox Glacier. This place consists basically of only one...

“Storm is only when the sheep no longer have curls”

Today, we are reporting due to a forced break imposed on us by Cyclone “Fehi”. From last night until tomorrow afternoon, large parts of both islands are in the grip of storm,...

Outside the Comfort Zone

We have decided to step out of our comfort zone during our trip. So far, this was not really the case, as we were mostly traveling in a campervan or camper here in NZ. We always...

Chapter X - West Coast × Glaciers

The West Coast - rainy but with an impressive landscape.

Gold rush

Gold! Gold has been found! It is amazing that with this reputation about 150 years ago...

Glaciers - the second

Hello dear ones, I can finally get back to you. The last few days were rather weak when it comes to the internet. And as you may have noticed, I have switched to writing my...

Franz - Josef and Fox - off to the glaciers

From Wanaka we continued to the West Coast towards Haast and then up the coast to the town of Fox Glacier, where we had reserved a cabin at the campsite for 2 nights, as it...

Many kilometers and lots of rain

It didn't rain all the time and there were really great things to see, but after a few days you run out of dry clothes.

Here and there

After the last few days were not so nice, we treated ourselves to a bit of rest in Fox Glacier.