The Power of Beer

Hannah and I have been working and living at the Rainforest Retreat now for 8 days. Being that we work with the locals, we get all kinds of advice about things to do. Several people had mentioned to us that if you go to the right people, on the right day, you can get on a helicopter for the price of beer...

I know... It sounds hard to believe, we didn't even believe it! Franz Josef is a tiny town that's full of expensive tourist attractions. There are 5 or 6 companies in this one road town that fly people up to the glacier. These flights cost anywhere between $100 and $500 per person! 

But guess what... 

It actually worked!! 

The helicopter took a 10 minute flight up to the glacier. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen! The views were amazing! The pictures can't even come close to how beautiful it was! 

We were able to land on top of the glacier and walk around a little bit. It was surprisingly warm up there! In town, the temperature was about 85 degrees, so when we got up to the glacier, I was very thankful for the snow! 

Please excuse the lame selfie... Hannah and I had to take different flights, so we had to resort to selfies... Either way, it was awesome! 

On the way back down. 

We felt pretty lucky to be able to have the chance to do something like this! And to think... All for the price of a 24 pack :)