Franz Josef Glacier 2

Abel Tasman, Welders and Glacier Hiking

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January 24th 2006
Hi everyone! I have a bit of catch up to do so bear with me... I start about two weeks ago when I left Akaroa to meet up with Caitlin in Nelson. I picked up Chippy in Picton where she'd been oh-so-lonely for a week or so. I think she may have enjoyed the rest after all we've put her through. I picked up Cait at her family friends' home in Nelson, where I met the cutest baby in the entire world 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