brave Ilona

We found the NZ we where looking for!!!!

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February 15th 2011
WE WRITTEN THIS 2 DAYS BEFORE THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE So after a long drive we arrived in Arthurs pass at 925 metres altitude, we parked in the Doc hut campsite and watched the heavy rain splash off the wind screen, it looked like our planned treks in the surrounding mountains would be a wash out!!!!! In the morning we awoke to the shrill of the Mountain parrots called Kea. There are w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Arthur's Pass National Park

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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