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Beautiful views everywhere we looked!  
   

Beautiful views everywhere we looked!

And on to the South....

April 1st 2008
Hi everyone, we've made it to the South Island and were having a fantastic time so far. It really is so different from the North as it feels much more remote (only 30% of NZ's live here) and the landscape is much more how you imagine NZ to be with huge mountains etc. Our first stop here was Nelson where we stayed over Easter which meant it was very quiet with everything closed but the Saturday ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

New Zealand Flag 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
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