Avon River

Long johns- smong johns! We're hardy Canadians!

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June 25th 2008
Hello you much warmer Canadians! It's been a chilly couple of days here in New Zealand. First we arrived in Mount Cook with a light dusting of snow on the ground, nothing we couldn't handle... then... duh-dun-dunnnnnnnnn! The next morning, we woke up to.... 3 inches of that white stuff that we THOUGHT we had left behind in Canada! It had been raining when we went to sleep, pouring in fact, whic ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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