Otira Viaduct below Arthurs Pass,amazing structure in hostile country

On the road again....................................

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September 20th 2014
It has been nearly 12 months since our last ‘holiday’ and so it is time to recharge the work batteries and take a break. This time we are off to the South Island and plan a quick circuit of the island starting and ending back in Christchurch and getting as far south as Alexandra for the spring Blossom Festival while staying with Chris and Marilyn(Chris being Gretchen’s brother) Our dear fr ... read more

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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