The south fiord of lake Te-Anau

I am hiker

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February 25th 2007
If Arthur's pass was still to hard for me, I felt I was tagging along on something bigger than me, and the Heaphy too mild, just no "wow", now I finally feel I'm really hiking. We did the Kepler in 3 days as a classic hike: Day one - the setup. Just walking around lake Te-Anau and then steadily climbing through the forest to reach the tree line and the first hut. By the way, huge huts with gas, so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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