We left at 10:00 and drove towards the Franz Josef glaciers.
We wanted to get to the glaciers today, so we made our way towards them!
For breakfast, we had bacon and sausage rolls and a coffee. There were sheep across the river too!
We stopped to get some fuel and then saw the awesome vintage store across the way which used to be commercial stables.
We went across a lot of cool bridges and saw some great scenery!
We arrived in Franz Josef and got to the caravan park. We got to the correct plot, parked up and explored!
We found a wildlife park which had Kiwi Birds in them, so we had to go in. We saw the kiwi which was much bigger than we thought! No photos were taken as it was forbidden. Whilst we were in there, a man farted on Kim’s feet whilst crouched, which was hilarious!
We walked around the rest, seeing information about glaciers and also Tuatara which are pre-dinosaur animals.
We left here and went to the hot pools. These were man made pools which were meant to mimic a hot spring, similar to the Blue Lagoon in Rejkjavik.
We couldn’t take photos here either, but we all had fun chilling in all the different pools.
We left here and went for a beer at the pub on our campsite before making dinner.
For dinner, Kim managed to make hunters chicken in our tiny kitchen in the campervan. It was absolutely divine!
We then sat and had a few drinks whilst chatting together.
Tomorrow we will see some glaciers up close and then have another long drive!
Mr & Mrs Hale 