Eager Jason helping blow up balloon

Wombats, Balloons and Penguins

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February 3rd 2006
After staying with Paul and Joanne we stayed with Jason's friend 'Jon' and his family in the St Lucia area of Brisbane. This gave us more of an Australian city life experience and also some pool time! Jons girlfriends mother Helen very kindly took us up the Sunshine coast north of Brisbane. This is where we got to visit Steve Irwins Australia Zoo. This is a fantastic zoo and I got to stroke and cu ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury Plains

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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