Mosses near Roaring Billy Waterfall

Day 22 - Drive to Lake Wanaka

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November 28th 2006
Today, once again it was raining heavily. grrr. We decided to drive over to Lake Wanaka and towards Queenstown. The drive was dull and boring as although it was through the Mt Aspiring National Park - we couldn't see anything! Just thick low clould; it was wet and cold. We stopped off at a couple of waterfalls to stretch our legs but really didn't do a great deal. In the evening we arrived at L ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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