Dinner with David & Janice

Swanning through the South Island we are!

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January 13th 2009
So! After a fab time in Franz Josef...next stop was Wanaka! This wasnt a compulsory stop on the journey but Claire & i figured we'd break up yet another lonnnnnnnnnnnng bus journey, this time to Queenstown by spending the night at the Purple Cow hostel - and we were so glad we did as it was the nicest to date! On route to Wanaka, we stopped off at Lake Mattheson famous for its near-perfect reflect ... read more

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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