Fox Glacier Town

Getting Lucky Down South

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December 9th 2006
So we pick up where we left off camped out at Punakaiki. After a quick drive we got to the Pancake Rocks - a natural limestone formation which basically looks like a pile of pancakes. See the photos for an idea of what we mean... not bad, not much to look at although we did spot a couple of Dolphins out to sea! So after this we wandered further down the coast to Hokitika where we camped for ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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