...but when the weather cleared

A Thoroughly British Day Out

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May 7th 2006
An alarm at 5:30 is never received well but with the promise of a great day in the mountains the edge was certainly taken off of it. I set off in the dark and headed straight through town and up to the one mile creek track. I followed the track up through the forests until I reached the open ground of the Ben Lomond Saddle. From the saddle I climbed up into the mist, snow and ice until I reac ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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