Glacier walk today

Hello everyone-

This afternoon we are taking a  5 hour glacier hike up the terminal face of the Franz Joesph Glacier. We are really looking forward to taking this hike. It is partly sunny compared to the rain we experienced yesterday at this time of day.  Luckily it cleared up by the time we arrived in Franz Joseph so we were able to drive over to Fox Glacier and took an hour and a half hike around Lake Mathieson (on a clear morning one can see beautiful reflections of Mount Cook there).  It was pleasant hike.  We met a couple from Germany there, who like us, were surprised by the little one sees of Christmas here.  I suspect that is probably because it lands in the middle of summer here.  We ate dinner at a little cafe where we had a great pizza with salmon, spinach, red onion, cream cheese and sun dried tomato pesto on it.  Someone questioned what type of food we are experiencing here.  Mostly similar to ours but with a lot of Indian flair.  After the glacier hike, we travel to the town of Hasst to stay the night.

Some pictures attached - river and Southern Alps, Lake Mathesion, Tasman Sea