Well deserved beer

Beautiful Blue

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March 3rd 2008
So we headed off from Arthur's Pass to Lake Tekapo. We left the mountains and were soon back on to the Canterbury plains heading south, stopping briefly for lunch in Methven. Then back towards the mountains and the southern lakes. The landscape changes dramatically along the way. One minute you are in Lord of the Rings country, then you are in Wild West style plains, then by beautiful mountain lak ... read more

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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