The mountains

Day 5 - Kiwis are Pussies - Road to Queenstown

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July 11th 2011
So day 5 is meant to be a bit of a relaxing day of travel from Franz Josef to Queenstown. A scenic drive through the mountains, along the ocean, and over rivers was what we thought we had ahead of us. Well our 4.5 hour drive took us 7 hours. Why do you ask did it take this long? Well in short, Kiwis are Pussies. We don’t mean to offend any of our Kiwi friends, but you really are pussies. S ... 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