About to go on the ice

On ice in Fox

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March 8th 2007
Grey and cloudy and buckets of rain overnight. Went for a half day walk on the glacier, rather than risking a heli-hike. The walk on the glacier was amazing. Then a brilliant night out in Fox with Natalia. Ice climbing tomorrow!!! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fox Glacier

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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