Blue ice

West to the Glaciers

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October 5th 2006
And so we hit off on our trusty steed (read: battered rental Corolla), following the spectactulour Tranzalpine trail through the Southern Alps from Christchurch to the west coast, through Arthurs Pass. The scenery (chosen as the Misty Mountains for LOTR) was fantastic, and we stopped a couple of times to head off on a "tramp" or walk through the forestry and mountains to waterfalls and scenic vie ... read more

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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