Start of the Tramp

Tramping trip to Green Lake

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November 23rd 2005
Pulling together a group When I went dancing with a couple of friends I met one of the guys I am working with (Mike). While chatting away we both discovered, that we would like to do a tramp. Since Mike assured me, that he wasn't fit at all and had never done a tramp before I thought, that he would be a great tramping partner. So we organized a couple people that wanted to come with u ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Green Lake

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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