Lookout!

Scenic drive thru the Catlins

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November 15th 2016
Geo: -46.4131, 168.357Coffee, showers and breakfast, fueled up then headed off.Took the scenic route thru the Catlins stopping at Matai Falls and Florence Hill Lookout.Had lunch and used the 'dump' site in Tokanui, then drove on to Invercargill.Booked into our campsite, then headed down to Bluff, the bottom of the South Island.Back to Invercargill, and out to the Thar & Feather for d ... 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