Trip report day 12

Blazing a path up the glacier

Trip report. Day 12
Today we went to franz Joseph glacier. It was really cool. The glacier is a lot bigger than it looks because we hiked up it for about two hours and we only got about a fifth of the way up the glacier. We also got to drink some fresh glacial water. After the hike we went back to camp and made toasted sandwiches that were glorious. After lunch we went on a surprise trip. We ended up tracking kiwi birds with a trained guide for two hours. It was a really cool experience because we actually saw two kiwis. It was really special because that was the only place in the world where you can see these birds in the wild on an organized trip. Overall today was epic.

Leader of the day
Kyle Supple.

What a team!

Sorry there are no photo's of the kiwi's but if you search Okarito kiwi you will be able to find out all about them and see some pictures of what we got to see in real life. This was the first kiwi I have ever seen in the wild and I am so excited that I was able to share the experience with these 9 teenagers and my good friend Amy Devlin! Time to switch off the light and go to sleep.

Good night untill next time :-)

A very very happy TRACS leader
Jaron Frost :-)

Inside an ice cave on Franz Joseph Flacier

Found a photo of the type of Kiwi :-)