The Luge

Sunday, I think

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March 11th 2009
Sunday March 8, 2009 Decided to get out to Glenorchy early so I’m on the road after a quick breakfast. I was thinking as I drove that describing NZ is a lot like the old story of the three blind men and the elephant. Each man was given a different part of the animal to touch, one the ear, one the leg, one the trunk. When asked to describe the animal they each had a different answer. Everyday ... 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