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Mt Cook

view from the lake
Mt Cook

March 20th 2009
Thursday March 19, 2009 “In Mother Nature… there’s such a clearing of the air after a rampage that she may go off whistling to herself, all settled down, ready for dinner and a good sleep.” “The Water of Life” by Michael Meade And so it goes. All that was crappy yesterday is wondrous today. As I sit in the van talking to Carla (on the phone, thought I do swear I hear her at other ti ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

New Zealand Flag 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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