Our morning view from the motel at Franz Josef

One and a half glacier and a picturesque lake all in one day

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September 24th 2014
We are visiting the part of New Zealand where the rainfall is measured in metres rather than centimetres yet we didn’t have one drop of rain fall on us today. We awoke to another beautiful West Coast day.OK there was a little bit of cloud here and there but the forecast for the day looks good for walking. After another lie in we breakfasted and prepared ourselves for departure. Although befo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Haast Pass

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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