Cloud clearing, mountains showing

NEVER pretend to be something you are not!

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March 23rd 2009
Day 7: A beautiful but v.deceiving ride to Mt Cook Such an oportunistic place to get a good nights sleep, but spent far too long reading scary book and then could not get to sleep because was too scared. Don't know why I do it to myself, because it happens every time with scary books! For some reason though, got a lot more scared because only 2 of us in room. Feel much safer in a dorm, which is ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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