Makarora River

On the occasions I've been on tramping trips in this area, we've always used a jetboat to cross the Makarora. But this time it looked (almost) low enough to be able to ford it on foot. Last time I tramped here, our jetboat driver retrieved a body from the river the day before he picked us up. We'd got ourselves stuck trying to cross a tributary and had to pitch our tent rather than reach a hut for the night.

CYCLE TOUR - SMALL ENCOUNTERS

March 13th 2010
A quick apology. I'm sorry, some subscribers may have received a second email re my blog about the kotuku, white herons, near Okarito. There was a little glitch in the system, and my efforts to correct it resulted in the second alert. Hopefully, it won't happen again. Now read on. People and Places We were a strange threesome to wash up at the same café table in Haast. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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

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