Looking towards coast from work

Out of Hell

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March 5th 2010
Well hello, I am alive and well fear not. You may recall I was headed for a hotel so I could get involved in some gainful employment and the last few weeks have been...interesting. On the way into Haast I had to cross a river (by that I mean the bus went over a bridge) and there was a sign saying "Gates of Haast", well my first thought was how Lord of the Rings that sounded and my second thought ... 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