Pancake Rocks

Pancake Rocks

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November 25th 2009
We got up this morning, and while our bodies feel sore, I think the aching, burning, pain is a little bit less. We drove to Buller Gorge, where we went across New Zealand’s longest swing bridge (110m). It was incredibly scary for me. It wobbled back and forth and you could feel it bounce with every step. It went over a really pretty river though. I felt a little bit like Indiana Jones at th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Punakaiki

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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