Poor Becs, it was a dark day

Flip Flops Flatlined

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February 2nd 2008
A long drive from Te Anau to Lake Tekapo saw us stop off along the way at Lake Pukaki. Quite possibly the bluest water we have seen and thats saying something. Lake Tekapo too was incredibly blue but without the added bonus of Mt Cook as its backdrop. The lakes are so blue due to a sediment laying at the bed of the lake called rock flour, the sediment is created by glacial movement which basically ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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