our van looks tiny compared to the normal campers

the west coast

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January 25th 2007
hi! South Island so far has been amazing - the landscape here is stunning, and even the weather has been good! For a place that is known for its insane amounts of rain (Milford Sounds being the 2nd rainiest place in the world with an average of 7 metres of rainfall a year) we've been incredibly lucky and had mostly sunshine. After sea kayaking (where we saw loads of seals and pretty sights) ... 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