Snow-clad Summits

View of Aoraki / Mount Cook and it's neighbouring peaks from the campground at Gillespie's Beach

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Sandflies and Sunsets in New Zealand's Wet and Wild West

March 7th 2017
After witnessing our first brilliant West Coast sunset at Gillespie's Beach, Linda and I woke the next morning (Thursday 2nd March) and weren't at all surprised to find the mountains just inland from the coast covered in clouds... while we soon found ourselves covered in sandflies, yet again! But after cursing our way through a hurried breakfast, we were soon to hit the road when suddenly the c ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kahurangi National Park

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

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