Goodbye Gollum!! Photo 14

Goodbye Gollum!!

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April 11th 2012
Before we said our goodbyes to Gollum, we had a few more days in NZ. Stopping at Lake Tekapo – crystal clear blue lake with a massive Lord of the Rings like 360 degree view. Also stopped right next to Mount Cook – and walked to Tasmen Glacier where we saw icebergs!! Couple of days in Christchurch and Auckland before we said our goodbye to Gollum – Christchurch has been devastated by the ... read more

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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