Local Scenery

GREYMOUTH /FOX GLACIER/ON THE TRANZALPINE RAILWAY

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March 30th 2009
GREYMOUTH: Caught the train out of Christchurch after returning the hire car got picked up at the hotel and taken to the next leg of the journey. The Station. We stopped at Arthurs Pass to Stretch the legs the journey was about 4 hours. The scenery was great with the widest rivers we have ever seen. Our stopover for the night is Fox Glacier the base of the mountain. As the picture s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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