Our group and tour guide

Franz Josef Glacier Walk

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April 3rd 2007
Wow, what an absolutely fantastic day! We had booked onto a 3/4 day walk on the glacier which started at a not too early 10.30am. We got kitted up with all the necessary clothes/items. They provided us with rain jackets and waterproof trousers, hats, gloves socks and some lovely boots with detachable spikes. We had a 10min bus journey to take us as near to the bottom of the glacier as they cou ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more