Moutains to the sea

Kaikoura - Having a whale of a time

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July 1st 2008
Kiora (NZ for hello). Took a slow but winding journey in the new van, power steering is a wonderous invention! Camping up at a fancy camp site for the first couple of nights, electirc hook up...so heat in the van (good job because it was -2C in the night), showers/laundry and got ourselves booked in for a complimentary hot tub (hopefully with views of the mountains surrounding) in the next half ho ... read more

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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