Queen Charlotte Track

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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February 18th 2012
2/15/12 Today we opted to rest our weary feet by taking a ferry from Punga Cove to Torea Bay.<span> Mr. Campbell was asked to pilot the ferry while the Captain<span> went to check on some loose baggage.<span> Once on land we resumed a “Mount Everest”, ie. mountain goat, ascent to the Portage Hotel.<span> At the top of the rise we intersected the Queen Charlotte T ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queen Charlotte Sound

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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