Getting closer to the mountains

Southern Alps

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March 9th 2011
March 3rd - 9th 2011 Twizel I'm not sure what to write about Twizel. It was a nice enough place for a town built to service the dam construction project (Waitaki Hydro Scheme, several lakes created, eight power stations). We stopped at a camp ground for the usual shower and laundry. It was one of the coldest nights we have camped out on this trip so far. And thats about all ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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