First Anniversary

Last day down south

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May 20th 2005
We've just returned the campervan and are looking forward to a warm night in a hostel in Christchurch before we head up north tomorrow. It's going to be a long 10 hour journey on the train to Picton then the ferry to Wellington. Thanks for all your lovely anniversary messages. We spent most of it on the luge in Queenstown (see photo) and in the evening Karl took me to a very fancy, non-backpa ... 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