We had an extra day to explore the natural wonder of Franz Josef Glacier. We took a taxi that brought us to the hiking area. We started our bush hike to get as nearby the glacier as possible. Jana and Marlena, my German friends on the trip, were like me in a photo shoot mood. Every time we walked for a few minutes, the surrounding totally changed again into another amazing view where we had to take new photo’s! I really liked the walk! It was not that hard and the area was just stunning. To be honest I liked the walk to the glacier even more then the acutely view at the bottom of the glacier. It was a great day! Because we really took our time we missed the taxi back. We didn’t want to wait an extra hour for the next one, so we decided to hitchhike. There we were, 3 ladies with their tumbs up waiting for a ride back to the village. First car.. coming nearby.. excitement in my belly.. will they stop!!???... oeh they are so close now.. aaaah too bad they drove further. Well we were lucky at the third car! A lovely couple from Taiwan were happy to help us and brought us back downtown. Back at the hostel I jumped into the outdoor hot tub to relaxe a bit. What a perfect day it was!
