West coast

West Coast & Franz Joseph Glacier

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January 28th 2010
Onwards I travel!! Travelled along the west coast from Nelson to Franz Joseph, through beautiful mountains and rivers, all this fantastic scenery is becoming the expected norm! Passed by Mount Cook and arrived at Franz Joseph at lunchtime. By 3pm I was on a Helicoptor up the Glacier where we hiked for about 2 hours, the colour of the ice is amazing and my photographs do not do it justice. Our ... 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