Me in a very narrow crevasse

Wellington to Franz Josef

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July 21st 2008
Hi everyone, Wow, time seems to be going so fast now I'm into my last month of travel. I find I'm thinking more and more of things I have to do when I get home - very scary! I went for dinner with Courtney, Laura and Layla again on the Monday night, and then I left Wellington on 15th July to come to South Island, nearly missing the ferry on the way as the hostel staff told me the wrong time f ... 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