Eating Al Fresco

I must be turining into my mother! We have lots of "pitnics" (that's how she used to say the word) and really enjoy them. Not always a picnic table available, so we improvise. The tarp is getting more use in picnics than under a tent.

Dunedin

February 14th 2006
We arrived on the 12th, taking our time coming down the eastern coast of the island. I am going to publish this now, and fill in the journal later. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin

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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A.L. Carney

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I am doing a few weeks of voluntary work at an environmental learning centre in Central America. For gardening and teaching some local women some felting and other textile crafts, and to update the centre's website. It is a very interesting place, and the programmes are quite impressive. There are 8 volunteers here I think, two of us are twenty nine, and the rest are in their early to mid 20s. The website does better justice to the huge undertaking this has been: http://www.learningcentercostarica.org/ This is from 4 years ago My 25 year old daughter Erin and I are leaving fo... full info

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