Lake Wanaka

West Coast and the bottom bit

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November 21st 2008
On leaving Franz Josef, my next stop would be Wanaka. Not a stop over on our bus route so I hopped off all on my own whilst the rest of the bus head straight down for Queenstown. It was nice to get out of the mayhem for a few days and i took the chance to have a mini detox! A couple of runs, a morning out on a mountain bike around Sticky Forest and a climb up Mt Iron - and no alcohol for 3 nigh ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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