The Travel North along the West Coast to Glacierland May 28th 2012 The Travel North along the West Coast to Glacierland
A key point that any Brit. will notice differently about the south west of NZ is that there are large distances between towns, with nothing but occasional farms or wilderness in between.<span> It is necessary to clock up high mileages in order to get around.<span> We decided to get as many miles under our belt before d ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island 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
David is a former lecturer in Electronic Engineering who decided to take early retirement and escape the madness of working in a Further Education College. Valda is his wife, who also recently retired. Both of us decided to try out something a bit more adventurous than taking a package holiday, and set out to see a bit of the world "down under" before popping our clogs. Family living there say it is great, so we are off to see if anything there could replace Whitley Bay as the Centre of the Universe. (Not really possible, but we should look).... full info