• Franz Josef - Wanaka

    September 18, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    What a difference a day makes, rain, sleet, snow, and very low clouds today. So glad we chose yesterday for the glacier trip. We managed to find all of our points of interest today. We didn't get to do the lake matheson walk as it was pooring it down. We grabbed a coffee and trundled on the the Haast Pass falls. 1. ROARING BILLY 2. THUNDER CREEK 3. FANTAIL. Again, when we found the Blue Pools, the heavens had opened, and the 90-minute walk was a no-go. We arrived in time for more grocery shopping and a fuel top up. The Wanaka camp site is modern and so we did a bit of washing and tried yo cook chicken in the oven at the communal kitchen. Sad it didn't work, so we went out to eat 🤣.Read more