To Wanaka

Queenstown, Wanaka & Arrowtown

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May 16th 2010
We drove down from the glaciers, stopping briefly at Bruce Bay for a cup of coffee and then headed inland and over the mountain pass (only one of three to cross the southern alps) stopping at a couple of waterfalls on the way. It was a beautiful drive from the top of the pass to Wanaka, passing huge lakes surrounded by mountains and valleys before arriving at our destination. At lunchtime we pau ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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