Franz Josef Arrival

*this post was meant to be posted yesterday, but we are in a pretty remote place with very little wifi*

It's been a crazy couple of days! We made it to our working site 2 days ago by once again hitch hiking. We were picked up by a really nice couple who were from Austrailia and were driving around to see the glaciers. It was a beautiful ride... At least I assumed so... I had to keep my eyes closed so I didn't get car sick from all the curvy roads. Fortunately they stopped a few times so that we could stop and take some pictures 

On one side of the road it's farm land and then the ocean and then on the other side is the mountains. 

The water in the river is coming down from the mountain, it's freezing cold and very blue (for a reason I have yet to discover) 

The little building amongst the mountains is part of the resort where we are working in Franz Josef. We work 4.5 hours a day with the other staff. We clean bedrooms (I have already gotten really good at making beds), help with dishes, and basically just help wherever we can. Yesterday, I peeled potatoes for an hour, mom you would be so proud! 

Here's our little home away from home for 10 days. We even have a mini fridge, which comes in handy when we get free stuff that the guests have left behind, such as: milk, chocolate, pop, beer, blueberries, tequila, and our favorite: 

A SELFIE STICK!!! (The two lads in the door are our fellow woofers, Mike and Chris, who are from the UK)

Today after work (2:00pm), Hannah, Chris and I took a hike that's near the resort. It took us to an old mining tunnel that goes through the mountain. Along the way were some really good photo ops: 

Just a little cute Inch worm, Hannah decided he needed a street name, so Gangsta Silk he became. 

The tunnel was pitch black with a few inches of freezing cold mountain water on the bottom. On the ceiling, lived lots of glow worms, which were really cool to see when we turned our flashlights off. 

Here is the turn around point of the trail. The tunnels continue on, but they are blocked off to the public. 

The days here are absolutely beautiful. I was worried that so much of our day would be wasted working, but it doesn't get dark here until 10 pm, so it's not a problem at all! The employees are very welcoming and friendly, I actually found it enjoyable to make beds and clean the dishes in the kitchen from breakfast. We have 8 more days here, and lots of trails and beaches to explore!