Dolphin beach

West Coast

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December 14th 2005
I drove out of Queenstown in the afternoon, still beaming from the skydive. My goal was to get up the West Coast to Franz Joseph glacier. However, I was having such a good time that I didn’t feel like hurrying and around 3pm realized that there was no way that I was going to get the 300 or so kilometers north before dark. So I ended up taking my time, stopping at a cheesery (I took pictures f ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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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