SDC18481

Queenstown to Lake Tekapo, Christchurch and Kaikoura

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January 29th 2011
Left Queenstown on Monday to drive towards Lake Tekapo. Didnt really want to leave as love Queenstown, would def like to have stayed there longer! Anyway! Headed to Lake Tekapo which again is another glacier lake and of course stunning! Arrived about 1pm so decided to do a horse trek around the lake which was so much fun! Havent been on a horse since Costa Rica so legs hurt quite a bit the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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