Greymouth to Christchurch via Arthurs Pass and Castle Hill … and then home to Melbourne
December 9th 2022 NOTE: We arrived home late on Friday the 9th of December, but only just finishing the last of the blog entries on the 21st.
Unfortunately our run of lovely weather came to an end today. It rained most of the night and was still grey and drizzly this morning. Over breakfast we decided that we wouldn’t attempt any other sightseeing around Greymouth in the rain. The couple of things that we h
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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 
