Queen Charlotte Track

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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February 18th 2012
2/16/12 Day 4 covers the final 20km of the QC Track.<span> Morning found the trampers ready for an early start.<span> Barb, who had a blister developing, chose to take the ferry from the Portage back to Picton.<span> Robyn chose to tape her blisters and headed out with the group.<span> For the trampers, a steady pace had to be kept in order to reach Anakiwa where the ... 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