- Alright guys, so, in this episode
I'm gonna be going on Tasman Lake,
heading up to the glacier and exploring some of
the little icebergs that have broken off it.
And I will be eating the glacier.
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Alright, alright.
So, we are going on a little Group Tour.
Going to stroll down to Tasman Glacier Lake,
and then we're going to jump on a little boat,
sail around the lake and get up close to some glaciers.
So, looking forward to getting some amazing pictures.
Life jacketed up and ready to jump on the boat.
Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
This is Kato, who I just met, he's traveling from
Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo. - Japan, Tokyo, yeah.
- We've just been talking about Tokyo,
because I'm going to be there next week.
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Still, still here.
And that's the glacier there.
This bottom bit.
It's covered in rocks and we'll get closer to it.
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Here we go, piece of the glacier,
straight out of the water, freezing my hand off,
because I already started talking about this,
but I forgot to press 'Record' so,
I've been holding it for a little while now.
My hands actually freezing.
Trying to get a little...
Crazy cool.
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Hey!
(laughter)
Whoo hoo!
(laughter)
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(crunching ice)
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So it is interesting, to, you know, go on the glacial lake
and see the glaciers, see the icebergs, kind of things,
which are broken off.
But when I kind of learned about the extent to which
the glaciers just been retreating and the fact that
its just like, melting faster and faster.
What's really clear is that the rate of,
kind of melting, its just picking up and picking up.
And I just think its a real shame.
Now I don't know enough about,
global warming and global temperature change,
to know if its all, you know, kind of insignificant
in the scheme of things.
Or if it is actually accelerating to a meaningful level.
Because of us humans and the way we're doing things
on Earth.
If it is the latter, then, its just a sad reminder,
man, this lake is created by the melted glacier.
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(sucking sounds)
So its a special, what kind of pig is it?
- Its a Kunekune.
- A kunekune?
- Yes, that's the species this is.
- Isn't that thing cute?
(sucking sounds)
She must be hungry.
- Oh, she is.
- My God, he's going for it! He's still going!
I mean this is where the phrase,
"eating like a pig", comes from.
- It is!
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