snoozing away

Invercargill to Dunedin

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April 9th 2007
After Milford sound we dicided to drive directly to the bottom of the south island and to Ivercargil. We arrive 10 minutes before last checkin and grabbed a quick snack before heading out....it was saturday after all. Down here there werent many tourists at all and those who were down here in our hostel anyway were the "ealy to bed and early riser" kind.....thankfully there were none of those in ... 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