Scenery while driving

Aha - So, This is Where They Keep all the Sheep

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March 25th 2007
New Zealand - South Island: Part One 3/25/07 So, we've arrived on the South Island with absolutely no plans - once at the airport, we decide to rent a car for the next few weeks and drive up to Marlborough, which is the Napa-equivalent in New Zealand. During the journey, which took about 4 hours, it became apparent why so many people raved about the South Island...with each turn, a new, more ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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