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My Cold Dip

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May 23rd 2008
A blog for just today! Had a reasonable sleep as i did not have to get up until after 8. Had a BOILING hot shower, before going downstairs for som nutri-grain, mmm. Made some lunch and packed stuff for the day, before heading to the glacier hike centre with the others. Checked in and read disclaimers before we were all kitted up. We were given water proof trousers, jacket, gloves and hat, boots an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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