South Island Journey - Day #7

27.12.2013 - Fox Glacier

Today we headed for the second glacier in the area, the Fox Glacier. Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are
one of the very few glaciers in the world that are ending in a rainforest and are easy to access. As we
did at Franz Josef we took the walk up to the glacier to check in out up close. The hike was a bit longer
and was more interesting than Franz Josef. If someone doesn’t believe in global warming they should
be sent here to check out how fast the glacier is retreating over the last decades.

After the glacier hike we visited the nearby lake and took a hike there as well. Lake Matheson was -
the less impressive lake I’ve seen so far in New Zealand. It ‘just’ looked like an ordinary really nice
lake surrounded by mountains and a glacier. One get’s really spoiled here in New Zealand and is
almost disappointed when something not completely overwhelms you with it’s beauty. It was a nice
hike anyway and certainly a good exercise!