Relaxing in the garden

Milford sound and the glaciers

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January 22nd 2010
Waahhhhh New Zealand has disappointed me 😞 I just went to register for my heli-hike, an extravagance but one I was very excited about, only to be told it was cancelled due to the cloud 😞 Boo hoo. So now I am updating my blog, while I wait 3 hours to do a half day hike, which although is nearly a quarter of the price, does only go a quarter of the distance as the helicopter. We left ... 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