It's Cap't Larry!

We went on a restored steamer called the TSS Earnslaw. We got to see them shovel coal into the boilers to power the ship. Plus they had a bar where we got cokes. Did they have that in 1912 (when it was built)?

While you're down there...

May 1st 2007
New Zealand Well well, here I am on a flight over the Pacific and just going over Fiji as I type. I'm almost caught up after two months of being behind. We spent almost two weeks driving across the South island. Our intention was to drive both islands, but once we got to exploring and making plans we decided that one island per trip was enough to occupy us. The truth is, there is just too m ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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

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