Church of the Good Shepard

Lake Tekapo - Lake Pukaki & Mt Cook

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November 18th 2008
We were up early, drove into Kaikoura to use the toilets and clean up. We met a couple from London, Mark and Fiona. Mark was an avid bird-watching so we ended up chatting for a good hour n a half. We then hit the road and spent the rest of the day driving. We finally decided to pull into a camp site on the river Rakaia which claims to some of the best Salmon fishing in the World. From the photo ... 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