Blue Pools

Glacier Country

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March 12th 2010
After a lovely day of R&R in Wanaka, we headed off to Franz Joseph the following morning. The sun was still shining - which is always a good start but we were expecting to get some wet weather once we arrived. Or at least that is what we have heard from fellow travellers. It was quite a scenic drive winding through the mountains and valleys. We stopped part way through the journey to have a loo ... 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