Kea

Wet Wet.....Wetter

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March 26th 2007
Route: Okarito - Franz Joseph - Fox Glacier - Lake Paringa - Haast Miles: 128 Toys: Even though I packed a small rucksac of little toys for the girls, when it came to finally trying to squeeze everything in the trailer the toys didn't make it. Since then the girls have been very stoic about the situation and happily play with sticks, stones, grav ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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