Dock

Queenstown day 3

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March 14th 2007
Up late and discovered I was the only person left in my room. Got up just as house cleaning walked through the door. Went straight down stairs to do some laundry. While that was going i went out to grab myself a sandwich. It was very cold today and it had snowed at high altitude (all the surounding mountains were covered.) Had a wonder down to the the dock and took some photos and looked ... 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