Oh what a beautiful morning!

A BIG Walk

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March 14th 2005
From Queenstone we headed to Glenorchy to set off on our next adventure - the 5-day hike we had had planned for several weeks. Our itinerary was to link the relatively flat Greenstone track (2.5 days) with the Great Walk Routeburn Track (2.5 days). It was perfect weather and fantastic scenery all the way as our packs got lighter and the hills got steeper, the air stayed fresh and the sandflies sta ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago

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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