DV about to ford a ford

NEW ZEALAND : ENTRY 3 - Scenic wonderland

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April 10th 2005
DAY 12 : REST DAY DUNEDIN--> TE ANAU (BUS) Washing in the morning - used our bikes as a clothes line. Went into the city to update blog and see if we could catch a bus to the west side of NZ - we're kind of behind schedule so we figure this should give us a couple of extra days to try and make it North. Everything turned out to be a roaring success, with a bus leaving at 2pm. DV even had time ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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