Lake Tekapo

The land of the long grey cloud...

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February 5th 2007
We finally managed to tear ourselves away from the O'Neills and took the ferry from Wellington to Picton, to begin exploring the south island. We picked up a car in Picton and prepared ourselves for a few weeks of driving and exploring. This wasn't too much of a challenge for Joanna, who drives on an intermittent basis and owned a car for several years, but for Stephen...the last time Stephen had ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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