Our greenhouse

We stayed in a greenhouse...

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November 15th 2006
Tuesday 14th Novemeber Paul - We weren't expecting the weather to be great in the morning but we definately weren't expecting the deluge that greeted us. Decided we would give hiking on the glacier a miss (not that it mattered, heli hiking had been cancelled for the day anyway) but drove up to the glacier terminal anyway to see if we could sneek a peak. Through the mist we managed to mak ... read more

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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