The day began as a total white-out. However, the weather changes here so quickly, it’s hard to tell what will happen next. We elected to change our glacier heli-hike to tomorrow, hoping to hedge our bet for stable weather. Mid-morning, there was a slight break in the weather, so we hiked to the terminal face of Fox Glacier. The trail crossed multiple fingers of the river and required a lot of rock hopping. I could have made a day out of watching ill-prepared people in street/business shoes, carrying purses, trying to balance precariously across the rocks, only to lose their footing and slip into the water. The blue ice of the glacier was really beautiful and I can’t wait to be up top tomorrow to explore some of the blue ice caves. As expected, the weather didn’t hold for long and by the time we made it off the trail, the rain started and the glacier was hidden behind a thick mist.
After lunch, the rain turned to drizzle so we did a short walk around Lake Matheson until the heavy rain sent us back to the shelter of our camper. The area was once again plunged into a white-out and we could hear the helicopters returning home. The rest of the day, we stayed in the camper while it poured outside. I spent the time reading in my area (the bearth area over the cab) and Matt was in his area (the kitchen table) working on his computer. I’m so glad we did not try to heli-hike today. Easter dinner was eggs and pancakes.
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