At the top of Conical Hill

Lots of walking and the chilly south

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April 15th 2009
I think it was the day after my last blog that I set off on the Routeburn track, one of New Zealand's "Great Walks" - and it certainly was. Walking becomes an expensive activity, once you've paid for a bed in the huts en route, transport to/from the beginning/end of the walk, hiring of rucksack and cooking gear, etc etc. And I thought it was free! It was all worth it though. Day 1 I was picked up ... 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