MOUNTAINS WITH VERY LOW CLOUDS

HI EVERYONE!!

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March 21st 2007
Hi all kate has gone trecking on the ice today(im to much of a baby)so i thought i would update you all with what we have been up to. We are currently in a tiny town called franz josef, which is beautiful, massive mountains just behind where our dorms are, and the clouds are so low its amazing to see(will attach pics so you can see for yourself)! Before we arrived here we stayed in another town ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Mahinapuha

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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