Lake Wanaka #2

Long-overdue New Zealand update: Crazy campervans, mud bathing, glacier trekking, frosty atmospheres and the ubiquitous sand flies . . .

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January 4th 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! I've done it again. Left it far too long between entries that it's nearly impossible to remember everything I have done since my last update - but I'm going to try! So, after spending Christmas Day with Kathy and Rob, I picked up the camper van from the depot in Auckland and drove to the airport to meet up with Stu, my companion for the next 3 weeks. At this point I should ... 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