Moving campsite

New Year in search of Gollum

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January 4th 2006
Took off to Queenstown with Chris on 30th Dec to camp over before watching the 1st One Day International against Sri Lanka on New Years eve. The pictures speak for themselves - as does the name of the mountain range - the "Remarkables." Campsite was basic but views spectacular too. We set up camp in a little secluded spot in the trees then realised that the water's edge was the place to be, s ... read more

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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