Yesterdays rain oozing out of the undergrowth

Reflections at Lake Mathieson,Fox Glacier

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April 27th 2021
As we had hoped when we headed for bed last night, this morning has dawned with clear skies overhead making the chances of getting reflections of the mountains in Lake Mathieson a reality. Together with the clear skies at this time of the year, you also get a frost….of course! We needed to make a quick getaway for the lake about 6km away so that we made sure we were around the lake before an ... 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