The Blue lake

Another long coach ride

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April 19th 2008
Day 27- Off to Christchurch Not looking forward to another 10hrs on the coach, but some of the views made up for it. We saw Mount Cook and the bluest lake we have ever seen. After what seemed to be 100 'comfort breaks' and about 10 lunch breaks we had finally made it to Christchurch which had the appearance of England but with a very New Zealand twist and settled into our home for the night. ... 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