The somewhat depleted family

Adrenaline Overlaod

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March 22nd 2006
Arrived at Franz Josef a little worse for wear after our cross dressing night, therefore opted for a quiet first night, also a 630am wake up for the glacier walk. Amazing day out, albeit early, we walked to the front of the glacier and climbed 600m up through icey caves and chasms. For us toursits, stairs had actually been carved out of the ice for us!! And even with the crampons we were given, it ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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