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Fjords

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February 15th 2017
Yesterday I was unable to post a blog update due to a late night of activities and an extremely slow internet access. I have worked out the internet access. After flying all day, we arrived in Queenstown, NZ, home of many sports activities in New Zealand. Queenstown is located on the south end of the south island, at the foothills of the Southern Alps, which run down the west cost of the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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