My room plus sheep

Sandfly Bay

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January 8th 2008
Coming to you *live* from my new room with wireless internet! So, I promised you the story of why I did not have time to put my previous blog on last night. That was because two of my roommates at the hostel and I decided last-minute to go to Sandfly Bay at 7:30 pm. We figured we would have dinner afterwards, because it would otherwise be too late to see the sea lions and penguins that can ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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