On Safari

Puzzle World

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August 20th 2007
It was a bit of an effort to get going this morning … a few stiff muscles from our climb up the Fox Glacier yesterday, together with the fact that it was freezing cold in our motel room. The heater had broken down during the night and you could see your breath by morning. I dropped the group off at Puzzling World - one of Wanaka’s premier attractions, and headed out to the Wanaka Air Force Mu ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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