yep. another fiordland fall

back at it again...

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May 23rd 2006
Ahh I'm sorry I know its been days since I've written but this past week has been pure insanity. We arrived in Queenstown last night and this is the first chance I've gotten to sit down and write. Wow! So much has happened...let me rewind back to the day we left Christchurch. Our first destination was Mt. Cook, which was a few hours away so we drove through curvy countryside with views that I can ... 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