The glacial end of Hooker...

Grant and Rae's NZ Trip

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January 17th 2012
After a nice (but early - clock in the bedroom was half an hour fast!!!) breakfast,we set off to do the Hooker Valley Walk. Took us 3.5 hours in total with several stops for photos,visit to Freda's Rock,the Alpine Memorial,elevenses! Some easy walking,some hard walking,2 swing bridges (I thought they'd be like the Tower of London - wrong; a lot more bouncy than that (yes that sort of swing ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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