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The Franz Josef Glacier

May 31st 2008
Following the previous day's activities which involved jumping out of a perfectly good plane at 12,000ft we figured the best thing to do was to hike up the Franz Josef Glacier, a truely awesome experience. I've been on quite a few walks and hikes in the past, but the Glacier hike was one of the best. The glacier creeps through the valley in Franz Josef and as you stand on the valley floor you can ... 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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