So Mel and I made it to the Franz Joseph Glacier a couple days ago. Our first day there, we hiked up to the glacier, which was quite impressive. It's surrounded by rainforest, which is quite different from our glaciers at home. We decided not to pay for a walk on the glacier, as it is very expensive and really, we can do that at home. We did stop at a pond called Peter's Pool, which was pretty cute and showed a perfect reflection of the glacier. That night, we went out to a bar called Blue Ice with two guys from Israel. They were really nice and totally made me think of Naama and our time in Italy. Anyways, the next day we hiked up to the Tatare Tunnels. We were quite proud of ourselves for facing the dark and venturing in till we couldn't see the exit (I had my head lamp). Then late yesterday afternoon we caught the bus to the Fox glacier. We were pretty stoked for some hikes around here, but the weather is pretty gross. We are tenting though, which is actually working out quite well. We were supposed to start an overnight tramp tomorrow, but the track is closed because of high water levels and two bridges being
washed out. Ah well, so off to Wanaka tomorrow. As you can probably tell from my description of recent activities, my ankle is doing much better. My new nemesis is the bugs. I must have very sweet blood cause I have 15 bites on one foot and ankle alone; Mel has none. So I bought some bug spray today. Anyways, I should be off. Talk to you all soon
So Mel and I made it to the Franz Joseph Glacier a couple days ago. Our first day there, we hiked up to the glacier, which was quite impressive. It's surrounded by rainforest, which is quite different from our glaciers at home. We decided not to pay for a walk on the glacier, as it is very expensive and really, we can do that at home. We did stop at a pond called Peter's Pool, which was pretty cute and showed a perfect reflection of the glacier. That night, we went out to a bar called Blue Ice with two guys from Israel. They were really nice and totally made me think of Naama and our time in Italy. Anyways, the next day we hiked up to the Tatare Tunnels. We were quite proud of ourselves for facing the dark and venturing in till we couldn't see the exit (I had my head lamp). Then late yesterday afternoon we caught the bus to the Fox glacier. We were pretty stoked for some hikes around here, but the weather is pretty gross. We are tenting though, which is actually working out quite well. We were supposed to start an overnight tramp tomorrow, but the track is closed because of high water levels and two bridges being 
washed out. Ah well, so off to Wanaka tomorrow. As you can probably tell from my description of recent activities, my ankle is doing much better. My new nemesis is the bugs. I must have very sweet blood cause I have 15 bites on one foot and ankle alone; Mel has none. So I bought some bug spray today. Anyways, I should be off. Talk to you all soon 
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