Chris and Mount Cook

Mt Cook

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November 20th 2007
Laura and I left Rita and Alan in Dunedin and headed to Mt Cook to have a look at the mountain from the other side. The drive there was spectacular with the mountains reflecting in the amazing blue of the lakes. We met back up with them in Lake Tekapo, where we had an ice cream then headed off to a town called Fairlie for a great pub dinner! We then drove to Christchurch where we explored the bota ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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