The view from near Dougals Creek

Scenic drive from the west coast to Wanaka

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August 27th 2009
In the spirit of the past three days we left Franz Josef in the pouring rain! This blog once again is a short one but I thought the photographs deserved a blog to themselves. Effectively Thursday morning we left Franz Josef and headed down the coast road until we reached Haast. Having had lunch once again looking out to sea over the beach we set off on our crossing over the Southern Alps. Th ... 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