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Franz Josef Glacier

Greymouth to Glaciers

February 13th 2009
We didn't get to bed until really late as we got talking to a young couple from Falmouth ! They seemed so relieved to talk to people who knew where they were from! We packed up, luckly the rain had stopped this morning so we manged to get the tent dried out! We left around 10.30am and drove to the franz Josef Glacier. We went to the visitor car park and walked up to the viewing point, a 20 min ret ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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