Starting up the Tasman Valley

6th February 2008

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February 8th 2008
6th February 2008 Today dawned bright and clear and with no clouds about and a good weather forcast for the day. Vern decided we had been it having too easy and decided to guide us all on a strenous grand tour of Mount Cook and the surrounding mountains. He started us off up the Tasman Valley and we motored up to Cinerama Col for a quick look at the Caroline Face, before popping over the south- ... 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