Fox Galcier

We weren't able to walk up to the terminal face this time. Luckily our camera had a good zoom.

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October 21st 2008
There was so much to try to cram into today as the sun was finally shining, so we started early. First we drove to Fox Glacier about half an hour away and walked to the face of the ice (well, as close as you can get without paying the Guiding Company to take you). Next, we drove to the sky diving place nearby where Matt was booked in to do a sky dive. He’d decided that the scenery was so spe ... 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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