inspiration

mt aspiring

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January 31st 2006
today has been a day of rest, recovery, errands, email, and a short hike. meesh and i decided in the afternoon to go for a walk....we ended up with amazing views of mt aspiring from the top of a very short hill. it took us an hour or so to get to the top (no stopping, much sweating). we walked amoung sheep and shrubs giving the funny feeling that we were in an alpine zone....though it was c ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago » Wanaka

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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