Thunder Creek fall

Water water everywhere

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December 22nd 2010
And the rain kept coming. Vicious winds drove sheets of rain crashing to the ground. I watched the rain pour in all evening and I heard it splashing onto the tin roof of the backpackers all night. The staff party led to much madness in the bar with a live band and much silly dancing but thankfully my bed was far enough away from it all that to allow for some sleep. This morning, it rained some ... 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