South New Brighton beach

From the pier

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
...
»
»»

August 3rd 2008
Last weekend, we had our first visitors, Ann and Tom, from England. We had a night out in Christchurch (after going to see Lenny Henry at the Town Hall) and then on Saturday drove up to Akaroa for the weekend. We managed to get a good walk in before Sunday, when it started raining and didn't really stop all week. New Zealand has been hit with some pretty bad storms and there have been states of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
...
»
»»

Joined	November 4th 2004	Trips	8
Last Login	December 3rd 2023	Followers	2
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	3
Blogs	171	Guestbook	64
Photos	1,334	Forum Posts	6