We had a really hard time waking up this morning, but finally got up at 10. We had breakfast in the hotel as we had bought some cereal bars the previous day and were given milk at the hotel when we checked in. After breakfast we checked out of the hotel and headed into town. Hokitika is famous for the jade that they produce there. They find it in certain areas of the town and it is made into jewelry and other unique items. We looked around one the main jade stores a little bit and then wandered around to a couple other artsy boutiques. After looking around Hoki in the daylight we made our way toward the Franz Josef glacier. The drive was incredible. Once again, the scenery was awesome. Most of my pictures are of the scenery from our drives. I hope you enjoy them because they can’t come close to portraying how gorgeous this country really is.
We got into Franz Josef around 2:30 and checked into our hotel. It was a nice little spot in the town and the views from the hotel were great. After checking in we went to look around and find some information on hikes to see the glacier. We got in a little too late to do a guided hike onto the glacier because it was a rainy morning. We did get to do a couple of different hikes and got fairly close to the glacier, though. It was breathtaking. Completely magnificent and indescribable. Seeing the glacier and its surroundings was kind of a religious experience for me. Once again, pictures won’t do it justice. Do yourself a favor and get to NZ at some point in your life. After the glacier, we headed back to town and Jordan and I did some ice climbing at an indoor ice climbing wall. It is the only one in this country and is the 3rd largest of only 13 in the world. The ice climbing was great fun, but very tiring and it was interesting to try. After ice climbing we had a good dinner and then went hot-tubbing for a little bit.
That was pretty much it for the day. So far everything has been pretty amazing.
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