Fox Glacier

The third day in Fox Glacier. Maddie, Andrew (whom we met at the hostel in Picton), and I had planned to do the two-day Copland hike—first yesterday, then today. We postponed it to today because of the constant rain, hoping it would clear up. It didn’t. The weather looked just as bad, and two of us decided to call it. Maddie (you can probably guess) went for it anyway.

For us, it was the right decision. We went on a 1.5-hour hike to get a glimpse of Fox Glacier and ended up absolutely soaked (apparently, “rainproof” doesn’t mean you won’t get drenched…). The nature was beautiful, I’m sure, but the rain kept us from seeing much. To make matters worse, thick clouds blocked the glacier, so the only proof of its existence was a tiny bluish-whitish patch—visible only with 240x zoom.

Luckily, the hostel I stayed at for the night had a complimentary whirlpool, which warmed me up again.Read more