blog 179

Day 84

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January 23rd 2011
We were up and out of the camp site quite early, before 9am, and, after a stop at the local supermarket for breakfast stuff, we hit the road and stopped for a picnic just south of Queenstown by the lake, and had a lovely breakfast taking in the sights. We got to Te Anau early afternoon and checked into our camp site. We finally got a top10 card which gets us 10% off each stay, as well as money off ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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