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Franz Josef Glacier

Perfect shorts and T-shirt type weather!
Franz Josef Glacier

April 7th 2007
We arrived in the very small town of Franz Josef at midday, and quickly established that there really is very little to do other than the 'glacier-related' activities! So during the afternoon, we managed to watch more TV than we have in 4 months and became pretty wrinkled in the lush hot tub! This was all perfect preparation for our full-day glacier hike the next day (with the exception of going ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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