Lake Matheson

Thursday 5th

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March 5th 2009
Thursday March 5th To paraphrase Rudyard Kipling…In the land of the Itchy-Scratchy the man with THE cure would be king. Did I mention that I have hives from my waist down? I assume it is a reaction to the fly bites. Up early and moving on down the road to Fox Glacier and Lake Matheson. I swear, if I have to walk down one more fern lined path, see one more mountain stream, and stop to ta ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Haast Pass

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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