View from the Routeburn Slip

This was the first "Wow!" view that we got.

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April 30th 2007
tramp·ing-noun "hiking, esp. on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight." Here in New Zealand there is no such thing as hiking...there's only 'tramping', and it has been my primary activity since arriving here on the 15th. Sorry, but there will be no tales in this entry of lost luggage, drinking of muddy water, or dancing on the beach while wearing a dress. As state ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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