Elephant's graveyard?

Gillespie Beach

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November 13th 2006
Being out of queenstown at last - we were all very keen to go some "activities"... so upon our arrival in Fox Glacier town, we headed straight off the the "little known secret" that was Gillespie beach. It get's a one word mention in one of the guidebooks, and otherwise we had heard from a couple people that it was well worth the visit. And to add frills to the occasion, it was Judith's 24th Bir ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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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