Helicopter

Yesterday I went on my first helicopter ride. We did schoolwork until ten thirty, then we went to the helipad. We were going on a helicopter ride to a glacier 10,000 feet above sea level. Two other French people were flying with us. There were four seats in the back and two in the front. On the ride there Kylie and mom rode in the front. When we got to the glacier our pilot landed on the ice, and we all got out for ten minutes! Kylie, dad, and I threw a couple of snowballs. On the way back I got to ride in the front. The glacier had a stream running out from the bottom of it. Where the stream comes out of the glacier is called the snout. The water is very murky because when the glacier moves it grinds the rock into a powder, called rock flour. Right after the helicopter flight we moved on to the next town, Greymouth.