Otira Viaduct

Day 38 Nelson to Franz Josef via Arthur's pass. Kms driven 615

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December 4th 2013
Long drive ahead as we are heading off to the Franz Josef glacier, on our way to Queenstown. We set off at 8.50. First stop brumby bakery. I noticed Nelson had one and it's where we picked up the cheese and vegemite rolls in Byron bay. So did the same again for a picnic breakfast enroute. Most people remember scenery, we remember bakeries! We headed out along the good old state highway 6 in ... 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