Greg and Chris doing karaoke! Unfortunately my camera died so have no photos of my ridiculous karaoke attempts! :o)

Makarora!

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January 20th 2009
Hey everyone!! This one is going to have to be super duper quick because i really need to get to the airport soon! The next day we left Franz Josef and headed towards Makarora where we were to stay the night! On the way we stopped off a few interesting places for once.... the Fox Glacier, the mirror lake near Mt Cook and then a beautiful clear, but freezing river, where the brave ones had a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Makarora

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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