Franz Josef Glacier

New Zealand: Weather…or Not

Thumbnail image for New Zealand: Weather…or Not by Gina "SuuperG" Stark October 15, 2007 Travel and Adventures

I can’t believe I’m blogging about the weather…but, well, it’s better than politics! It’s funny, looking back on this collection of entries, how much it seems that inclement weather thwarted our plans.  But thwart or no, we were always guided to some other pleasant discoveries…if only that my traveling companion (my beloved Mom) and I [...]

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Goodness Glaciers! (New Zealand)

Thumbnail image for Goodness Glaciers! (New Zealand) by Gina "SuuperG" Stark October 13, 2007 Hiking

Sometimes, the best experiences are thrust upon us from a seemingly unfortunate twist of events.  Today we had hoped to take a heli-hike combo onto the Franz Josef Glacier.  First, we convened at the lodge to await the verdict from the heli pilot on whether we would go up or not, due to sketchy weather… [...]

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