Franz Josef

We arrived here severely hung over after the fancy dress party, we booked our glacier walk and picked up some stuff for tonights dinner, veggie curry, maybe not such a wise decision the night before going out on a half day walk! Myself, Noelle and Matt went out for a walk with MC to cheer her up, she'd had an email to say she's been rejected from 2 of her Uni choices. We stopped for a tasty hot chocolate and nattered away the afternoon. After dinner we were really tired and hit the hay ready for the early start.

Getting out of bed was a chore but we woke to a glorious sunny blue skied day which is apparently is a rarity in these parts so we got lucky. We kitted up with our geek hiker boots and cramp-ons for the icy climb ahead. After a short walk up the virtually dry river bed we reached the foot of the glacier. Steps are hacked into the ice by the guides to aid the steep climb it is an amazing place to be and once you've cleared the first section it feels like you are in the middle of the arctic. I recommend it to anyone visiting this part of the world.

The rest of my day has been spent updating this blog, looking forward to some food and a good sleep!