Great hospitality from John, Kirsty’s husband. Everything as per description. Short walk into Fox Glacier settlement for pub, shop, cafes, restaurants, heliport etc. Lots of local info and history from John: intrigued by John’s family history - from local c19 goldrush settlers through sheep and cattle farming to tourism.
There is a short-term problem at the moment in terms of seeing the local glacier close up. Access to the main Fox Glacier roadhead is closed as early Nov floods swept the access road away. Plenty of good long distance views of the Glacier, eg from Mathieson Lake and other viewpoints.