Leaving Haast Beach Holiday Park behind, we filled up with fuel again - fuel in the South island is more expensive than in the North. We paid just over two dollars per litre for petrol. A dollar is currently about 48 pence.
We headed up the coast towards the glaciers. The first one that you come across is the Fox Glacier. A side road takes you up to a point where you can see the glacier in the distance. A short walk gives you a better view. Then, back on the main road and shortly after crossing a bridge, another side road takes you to a car park at the foot of the glacier - well, quite a walk uphill to it actually.
We did it though and got within 200 metres of the glacier itself. The views back down the valley were great. The going was quite tough, and we had to cross streams and rough terrain.
We got back about two hours later and drove on to the Franz Josef Glacier. The weather was changing, so K stayed in the car whilst I went to see it in its valley. It had retreated an amazing amount in the 11 years since I was last here. I took some pictures, but those, as with all the ones that I took that day with my camera have been lost to yet another SD card fault! I had taken a few with my phone. Whilst I was out the rain really started, and I was drenched by the time I got back.
We drove on, and stayed at a holiday park in Franz Josef township.
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