Monthly Archives: February 2011

At the foot of Franz Josef

Posted on February 10, 2011 by KC2RIY

Our plans were to have an easy day followed by a long day. With the Saturday weather forecast deteriorating and not wanting to get up at the crack of dawn on Friday to pack the tent we decided to move … Continue reading →

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Roberts Point Track

Posted on February 9, 2011 by KC2RIY

For our first day by the glaciers we hiked the trail to Robert’s Point. The trail was listed as taking 5 hours and 20 mins round trip which turned out to be almost exactly right. The trail took us down … Continue reading →

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Off to the glaciers

Posted on February 8, 2011 by KC2RIY

The previous days rain had cleared and the skies were clear. The day for traveling back to the west coast was promising. After breakfast we packed our still wet tent and headed off. It was still a little chilly at … Continue reading →

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Cold, Wet Day

Posted on February 7, 2011 by KC2RIY

The rain didn’t let up until mid afternoon and the day stayed cold enough to allow our breath to mist. Quite a surprise after the blisteringly hot previous day. We never left the campsite. Just read and solved problems. I … Continue reading →

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Hiking and New Friends

Posted on February 6, 2011 by KC2RIY

As we were feeling a little under the weather but needful for some exercise we ended up driving part of the way to our desired destination. Rather than having to climb 800m we left ourselves about 250m to do. Even … Continue reading →

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