Franz Josef

Looking up at Josef

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April 11th 2008
Day 19 - Franz Josef Another day on the bus but still a glorious day. Had the crystal clear Tasman sea on our right and the rain forest covered mountains to our left. A couple of stop enroute including Hokitika broke up the journey. Got to the town of Franz Josef (only one street) to breathtaking scenery of the glacier and several mountains surrounding us on all sides. Looking forward to tomorr ... 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