Tekapo at its best

Doubtful Sounds

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February 23rd 2010
We woke up to total antipodean sunshine at Lake Tekapo, and the sun shone relentlessly as we wandered round the edges of the turquoise lake, inspecting the little church and the monument to MacKenzie's dog. (ie the dog belonging to the expat Scot who was (maybe) into sheep rustling in the good old days.) Anyway, we found no adequate shade along the shores of the lake, but got magnificent views of ... read more

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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