Around lake Wanaka

New Zealand

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October 23rd 2008
It was a beautiful sunny morning so we headed down to the side of Lake Wanaka for a cooked breakfast. The lake was so clear that I had to dip my toes in. It was freezing but I had expected nothing less when surrounded by snow capped mountains. The spectacular view around the lake didn’t feel real, it was more like a postcard. I couldn’t take it in as it was just too beautiful which was frust ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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