mount ains

mountains, mountains everywhere

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August 4th 2006
me and Lucy arive in mount cook after a long drive and one night stop over at lake tekapo. this was a nice little hostel beside the lake which had a piano and guitar, woo i was able to play a guitar for the first time in ages. even if it was freezing outside. the next morning we got up and continued our journey up to Mount Cook. on the dirve up we stopped and desided to do a small walk, thi ... 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