The clouds begin to clear

The last few days

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August 11th 2008
Hi everyone, It doesn't seem very long ago since we were sitting in Kathmandu writing the first blog, so I can't quite believe this is my last! Since I left Mount Cook I've managed to pack quite a few things in to my last few days of NZ. The last morning in Mount Cook I walked the Hooker Valley Trail to give myself one last chance of a good view of Mount Cook. I walked up the valley for ... 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