Franz Josef Glacier...

Grant and Rae's NZ Trip

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January 25th 2012
Well,we did the half day glacier trek. Not as physically testing as Tongariro - and well worth the effort. Mind you,making it to the bus was a challenge - apparently there was some sort of incident yesterday (there was a rumour that someone had had a heart attack)! We had to fill out these forms and those forms,take off our own boots and socks and replace them with theirs (our coats managed to ... 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