Franz Josef Glacier

We got to Franz Josef glacier pretty late at night and when we checked into the Glowworm Cottages, the lady told us that all of the glacier tours had been cancelled that previous day due to flooding. It was still pouring. It poured all night and was still going when we woke up the next morning. Our full day tour got cancelled but there was a possibility of us getting on the half day tour. We waited around and finally got into the tour! It was pouring rain so we were wet and freezing but it was so worth it! Climbing around on that glacier was challenging and amazing. Franz Josef glacier is the steepest guided tour in the world. You cannot be guided on a tour on a steeper glacier! I thought that was cool! It was really hard to get all the way up! The glacier was so beautiful and learning about the history and the science behind it was fascinating. We were ready for it to be over though because we were so cold and soaked through to the very last layer. It was such an amazing experience! We got on the road right after that (the road had been closed earlier because of a bridge collapse but it got reopened just before we left Franz Josef) and drove back to Christchurch! What an amazing trip it was!