Chester in the tunnel

Day 4 - Trail Blazers! - Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers

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July 10th 2011
Today was the first day for a real active adventure. We were disappointed the night before to learn that the heli-hike was canceled, so we signed up for the half-day glacier hike at Franz Joseph Glacier. We of course woke up at the crack of 3:30 and tossed and turned for a few hours, since the hike wasn’t until 10:30. We arrived at the office to learn that this hike too, was canceled because o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fox Glacier

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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