It's blue

Apparently the ice is a blue colour because when white light hits it and refracts, only the 'short wave' colours show in the ice, because the ice is dense.

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Go West - Glacier Walking

April 17th 2008
Happy birthday to my sister-in-law Nicola this week, I hope she got the birthday card I sent and had a great time? :o) Tuesday 15th April - Leaving The Purple Cow - incidentially the only place where I've had anything stolen so far (fingers crossed). My first stay here I had a small pot of nescafe stolen from the kitchen, that's not bad in 9 weeks of travelling. I made my way to the i-site centre ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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