Lake Wakatipu

Sunday 27th Match - Queenstown

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March 27th 2011
Not doing much today – “day of rest”. It is overcast Di gets up at around 08:00, and I get my lie-in for about an hour, but Di is not the quietest of people in the morning, going in and out of the van, making a noisy breakfast – although I’m sure she wasn’t doing it on purpose!! I eventually get showered after breakfast and I catch up with my Blog, while Di goes to the supermarket. It ... 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