Huddling in the rain and cold

Blistering rain in Pembroke and the big red internet bus

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November 29th 2006
Got up at 7am, and afti er some breakfast headed to our next port of call - Wanaka. It's supposed to be similar to Queenstown with lots of adrenalin activities but smaller, less busy and a bit cheaper. Much to Beckies delight the town used to be called Pembroke (her original home town for the un-informed!) until the 20th Century when they decided to call it Wanaka instead - what were they thinking ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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