Day 21: Hokitika to Haast, 163km. Sandflies but no orthopaedic surgeons at Lake Parenga
March 19th 2018 Day 21: Hokitika to Haast, 163km. Sandflies but no orthopaedic surgeons at Lake Parenga
Between the Franz Joseph and Fox glaciers, a distance of a mere 30km, the Donkey had to haul Spot over three saddles, 321m, 408m and 411m high. It was hard work and the Donkey’s left knee did not like it and went on strike. C’mon knee, give me a hand here, the Donkey pleaded but Knee shook his head, closed
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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 
