The Southern Alps, Franz Josef and a Helicopter Ride

We left Wanaka with a threat of a change in the weather.

The journey was over four hours and torrential rain hit about half way. Fortunately we were out of the mountains by this time and driving up the coastal plane towards Fox and Franz Josef, so the drive was less eventful than it might have been.

With just the one day in FJ and a threat of a further deterioration in the weather the opportunity was taken for a helicopter flight into the mountains and over both Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers.