So this morning we woke up, got ready and headed to the Glacier Guides place for the heli hike. As predicted, it was cancelled. They told us they didn't know what time but that we would probably be able to go tomorrow. We were originally scheduled to depart Franz Josef at 7:30am on the Kiwi bus but our drivers, Helly and Guy, had managed to arrange for us to do the heli hike on Thursday morning and leave after, meaning we will get to our next stop pretty late but I'm sure it will be worth it.
So because the hike was cancelled we were all dressed and ready to go at 8:45am with no where to go and nothing to do. We decided to go for a walk but we had to wait until 2pm to find out if we had been allocated places on the hike or whether we had to sign up for a specific time. Then we studied the map a bit harder and realised it would take us a long time to get to the start of the walk and we wouldn't have time to be back by 2pm to sign up when the list went up. So instead we pretty much just ended dossing around the hostel until lunch and then making sandwiches.
After the list went up and we were confirmed for the hike tomorrow we went to the Glacier Hot Pools, which were run by the same company as the hike. We had to pay a $21 deposit that would get refunded to us when the hike went ahead, as it was part of a package.
The hot pools were 3 outdoor pools, one at 36°, one at 38°, and one at 40°, that were outside in the rainforesty area. They were covered so we were sheltered from the rain but there were trees and fern all round the pools. We spent time in between all the pools. It was a really relaxing afternoon and we were all really wrinkly when we got out.
After showering we made pasta for dinner and packed for tomorrow's second attempt at the Heli hike.
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