In the mountains

Wanaka

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December 23rd 2012
Steve went jogging this morning and hurt his Achilles' tendon silly billy! After unpacking and sorting out washing we went with Amanda to Queenstown. The journey over the mountains was so beautiful, the landscape never fails to please, streams bordered by lupins and broome, snow capped mountains, incredibly blue sky, hawks flying overhead, and a winding road that you must concentrate on as it goes ... 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