Anouschka & Driftwood

The West Coast - Fox Glacier

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January 26th 2011
The West Coast - Fox Glacier English (Lisa) 26/1 For the first time in 3 weeks, there’s really not an awful lot to say about this day. It has been pouring with rain since we woke up. Excellent conditions to spend a day sitting in the kitchen/living room of the holiday park drinking tea, listening to the Beatles and playing ‘doorslaan’ (even though I was the inventor, I very mu ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » National Parks » Westland 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