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Fun in the van

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June 2nd 2006
We have been having so much fun in the campervan- but it gets really cold at night, so have resorted to having the two sleeping bags and duvet and sheep at night, and its still cold - oh well - we are used to it being hardened british. Hey another idea of how cold it is, they gave us snow chains when we rented the van - how cool is that!!! hopefully we wont have ot use it! Just a quick one as we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park

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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