Crossing the Cook Strait

The Trip to Queenstown

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April 26th 2011
We made the decision to head back to the South Island while we were in Wellington and to head towards one of our favourite spots - Queenstown. Wellington was windy and cold (surprise! surprise!) We boarded the Interislander ferry popped a few gravel pills (bit of a rocky boat ride) for the 3rd time and headed over to Picton to begin the trek south. We were lucky enough to run into a few friend ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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