Franz Josef Glacier

March 21st 2007
The drive from Hokitika (Blog: Hokitika Gorge) to the small township of Franz Josef became more and more spectacularly scenic the closer we got, passing more blue glacial ice melt rivers and increasingly high mountains. Sadly, however, the cloud was also closing in. We arrived at Franz Josef mid-afternoon to find it submerged in a grey, drizzly haze. Not much chance of seeing the snow-capped mount ... 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

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Sally & Jason Knight

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"Following the light of the sun, we left the old world.", Christopher Colombus After 15 years combined service at Philips, it was time for a couple of qualified management accountants to have an adventure that didn't involve spreadsheets. Above all, it was time for a new challenge - no, not getting home in daylight, but seeing a bit of this beautiful world we live in. After promising ourselves countless times, this would be the year we did it, we eventually headed off on our hard earned career break on 19th January 2007 to travel for 4 1/2 months, taking in : 6 wks Australia 4 wks Ne... full info

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