what we should have walked

Washout at the glaciers

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March 8th 2008
Day 163 - Saturday 1 March After waking up and having breakfast we set off on the 4 hour drive to the glaciers. Theres 2 glaciers the fox glacier and the Franz Josef glacier and there about half an hours drive apart. Unfortunately its raining really heavily today so the scenic drive was spoiled by the low clouds and the rain. Having never been on a glacier before I was looking forward to g ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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