A picture framed view from the first camp site.

Queen Charlotte Track

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February 2nd 2009
I ended 2008 with walking for three days, climbing over a mile of elevation, across 71km (44ish miles) of one of the best scenic tracks in the world, and I didn't even have to carry my backpack. Sweet as! Apart from free accommodation, the hostel I work at also treats to a few of the tourist excursions in the area. ie. wine tours and the hiking track of which I took complete advantage of. An ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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