in a glacier

Glacier Day...SUN is SHINING

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November 18th 2009
Today up bright and early…im talking 8ish..well that’s early enough. We had to be at the glacier walking by 9:15 so plenty of time to wake up. Arrived promptly and were soon told what to do, where to get things etc. We were given hiking boots, spikes for the ice which clipped onto the boots, rain coats, optional hats and gloves but we purchased ours before anyways…erm…that’s it I thinkâ ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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