Glacial Water - Bloody Cold

Milford Sound - Catlins. There and back again...

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November 22nd 2012
On the morning we left Lake Tekapo we met Laura and Scott at the Astro Cafe on Mt John so we could all drive in convoy down to Te Anau.The drive was quite spectacular to say the least and even though we were still at high altitude we were surrounded by rivers, snow topped mountains and lakes. Just twenty minutes down the road from Lake Tekapo we stopped to take photos of the beautiful Lake Puka ... 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