Farewell to the South Island
April 9th 2012 After 6 1/2 weeks on the South Island we have crossed Cook's Strait and are now sitting on the docks in Wellington.
Since our last blog we visited Hanmer Springs - a small alpine village whose origins go back to the late 1800's when the benefits of the natural hot springs drew people 'to take the waters'. Shortly thereafter, a sanitorium was built and its main feature was to pro
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