A Hunting cabin at the Minerettes

Boat Trip on Lake Wanaka

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December 12th 2009
Next day Simon took us all including George his son and Jorge a visiting AFS student out on the lake in the boat. In early December and with difficult weather there were no other boats on the lake which is 50 kms long with many many inlets and bays. We were told it can get really rough and judging the weather so far we are believers. Our trip was a furtive foray making sure no winds cloud or rain ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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