Ready to go

The gang lined up at the Cook House ready to leave for the first day

November 19th 2011
Near the Cook House is the old Homestead originally built as a cottage for the head shepherd of Glens of Tekoa station in 1882. Since then it has been added to over time and now appears badly in need of renovating to a cohesive dwelling in it's original style. The Shand family now live in a more modern home near the old homestead. We left the station homestead and farm base and headed up t ... read more

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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

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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