Lake Wakatipu 2

A near death experience... Dumdumdum!

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August 11th 2010
So, as I have probably mentioned earlier, the snow last week was pretty crap. Mainly because it fell as rain, which is a bit trickier to ski on. (You try skiing in a slush puppy and we'll see how you like it). But on Saturday morning I woke up and, hallelujah, it was snowing. So, me and Carly got dressed in record time (partly as the temperature had dropped again so the only way to get chan ... 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