before take off

On Ice

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March 28th 2008
well, we had some money left, and decided to go by helicopter onto Fox's glacier. It takes you right high up onto the ice, where it is so quiet. I thought we'd just wander around, but no, we must climb through ice caves and walk along the side of a crevasse. It is not something I want to do again, much too slippery for me. I was quite relieved that we had to be airlifted out early, because the wea ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fox Glacier

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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