View thru the front

The Grand Traverse

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November 22nd 2016
Geo: -44.0074, 170.483Headed off after breakfast, stopping in Omarama for chips'n'gravy and a coffee.Saw the Lake Tekapo airport on the way into town and stopped to enquire about a flight over the glaciers. There was one leaving in 15 mins, so we jumped onboard for The Grand Traverse.Saw all the glaciers and mountains, it was spectacular.Checked into the Lake Tekapo holiday park, and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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