Gretchen ahead of me on the return walk

A Walk in the Forest Alongside Lake Rotoiti

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March 18th 2022
Our host said to us when we arrived that the weather pattern had been the same each day for a few weeks recently, cloud at dawn which gradually broke to brilliant sunshine. And this morning was no different. The thermometer showed 2C so not much above freezing but the cloud cover was definitely clearing as arose to start the day. It wasn’t warm enough for breakfast on the terrace so we plann ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Lakes National Park

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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