Rob Roy Glacier Hike

Swing Bridge across windy ravine

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January 23rd 2006
The ferry ride across to the South Island was really something, with the last 20 minutes winding our way through the spectacular Marlborough Sounds to the port of Picton. I think we knew then that the South Island was going to be really picturesque, and we have not been disappointed. In the week that we have been travelling here, it has only rained once, although we are told to expect wet weather ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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

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