Monday, October 26, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Perks of the job – just your everyday helicopter ride onto a glacier
In my first week of
training for my job at Fox Glacier Guiding there came the sentence
'so we'll get you up on the glacier this week on a heli hike.' Just
casually, like it wasn't a big deal. Of course it's not a big deal
when your very busy and popular business relies on seasonal staff to
know and sell your products well; but I'm just sitting there going,
'I'm sorry, what now? Seriously?!' I don't think it had sunk in
throughout the interview process that not only do I get to go in a
helicopter, onto a glacier, for a guided tour, as a matter of course;
but I also get PAID to do it! Woohoo!!
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Gillespies Beach and the View of Views
One of my first days off in Fox Glacier was an absolute stunner of a day - deep blue sky, not a cloud to be seen, or the smallest puff of wind; it was made for exploring. It'd been a pretty rainy week so I was super keen to get out and check out some gorgeous scenery. The local beach, Gillespies,' is only a half hour drive away over a hill on a small, twisty gravel road, and damn is it worth it!
Friday, July 3, 2015
Introducing Fox Glacier
My new home is in a tiny little town on the south west coast of the South Island, famous for the massive glacier next to it. It's very similar to the town half an hour's drive north called Franz Josef, which is also right next to a glacier. These two glaciers are very special and unique as they are both among the only glaciers in the world to end among rainforest, at only 300m above sea level. This also makes them among the most accessible and are major tourist attractions.
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