Kaikoura

Thar he blows (at a 45 degree angle out of a hole you can stick your head in - Sperm Whale)

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Lakes, Mountains, Glaciers and Surprisingly Few Sheep

January 21st 2008
Australia obviously did not want to let us go, us being bringers of well needed rain, so after another monumental delay at Sydney airport (note - it wasn't showing a delay, its' departure time was just 6 hours later than shown on the tickets) we made it to Queenstown and the South Island of New Zealand just in time (the airport shuts when it gets dark). Now we thought that customs in Australia ... 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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