One of Many Amazing Lakes on the Way

Long Drive to Picton

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November 30th 2006
When we left Te Anau the morning after we finished our hike, it was raining, and it had been raining pretty continuously for about 24 hours I’d say. As we drove, though, it turned first to sleet and then quickly to snow. Keep in mind that this was in their early summer and we were at about 1000 feet above sea level. This is not how we expected New Zealand to be, but we loved the surprise. Th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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