Franz Josef Glacier

Is it a town, is it a natural feature?? It's both!

Yes, the town Franz Josef Glacier is situated 4km from the base of Franz Josef glacier (the glacier, if you see what I mean). We climbed up this afternoon and it is quite impressive - 13km of ice descending from the snowy peaks of the adjacent mountains.

Now I am sitting in a single decker Internet bus, which has to be the coolest internet spot in the world. I have wet glacier feet and it is pissing down outside. Brrr... Think I might have to show the local barman how to make a proper hot whiskey.