Road to Wanaka

Queenstown to Wanaka

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September 7th 2008
After a hefty night out we packed up the car and headed off to catch up with Dale, who had gone ahead to Wanaka to catch some snow. We drove the 45 minutes down the road, stopping at the site of the first bungy jump to watch a couple of jumpers. The first person backed out and then we watched a tandem jump. We arrived in Wanaka and checked into our hostel and then waited off the hangovers by go ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » 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