The historic Cardrona Hotel

March 19th 2021
The morning started cold and cloudy. We had our morning pilgrimage down town for our morning coffee and picnic supplies for lunch. We also visited the really good district museum which is a "must see". It shows the tough and unruly lives of those who came here in the early years mainly to seek gold. It seemed that most men would have wasted any gains on booze. There were 18 pubs just for Arrowtown ... 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

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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