Sperm Whale - Kaikoura

A severe case of windy pops......parp!

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March 27th 2007
The journey continues............ After Franz Josef we headed north to Nelson for some chill out time and in preperation fot St Patricks day i wanted to be somewhere fairly busy (Franz Josef has a population of about 4000), Nelson was slightly dissapointing as no one was bloody out for Paddys day, even the bar staff were saying how quiet it was bloomin typical!!!! We decided to get out of N ... 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