Lisa, Avery and Syd

Routeburn Trail Tramp

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December 8th 2008
Dec 3-6 - Call it what you want - hiking, tramping, trekking - it's a great adventure and a wonderful new found sport for the Shivers Family! We left Timaru on Wednesday and it was a gorgeous summer day. We spent the afternoon in Queenstown checking in with the Dept. of Conservation (D.O.C.) to pick up our hut passes and sign in for the tramp. The forecast for Thurs and Friday was terrible ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glenorchy

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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