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 | Joined | May 16th 2013 | Trips | 0 |
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Roger Smith
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Mirror, mirror
One mirror image of Mount Cook - you got it. I couldn't get the weather. Why would anyone want to go swimming in ice melt? Saw a programme on tv the other day about a guy crossing some icy wilderness, got to a small river and said can't wade across as his clothes would get wet and hypothermia would set in followed by frostbite. Stripped naked, stuffed all his clothes into his backpack and threw it to the other bank. Then sat on the river bank to let his heartbeat slow before plunging in and swimming across. He lost feeling in his feet and hands almost immediately but managed to get the circulation back once on dry land again. I'm watching him thinking 'You're mad!'. Then I see a picture of Christine in ice melt and I thought...... to be continued