Look how clear the water is!!

NZ - The South Island

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June 4th 2007
Hi all! Have finally managed to find the time and energy to make it to a computer. Have had an action packed week or so, on the move almost every day. We have now almost completed our loop around the South Island. Currently we are in Queenstown, supposedly the 'party capital' of NZ - well I don't see any parties, the town is tiny - not what we expected at all! In fact, I have been quite surpri ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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