Me by the lake

Queenstown

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May 10th 2009
Queenstown awesome, though frickin cold. Walked up Queenstown Hill, perfect timing as the day after it started snowing down in the town. Went on a jetboat in Skippers Canyon, yay! Seriously, I should update this more often, I barely remember what I did that long ago. ... 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