Feeding the fish

A wet day - rain, lakes and waterfalls

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September 5th 2008
Day 523 (02.09.08) It had rained throughout the night and it was still raining in the morning yet we still needed to head south. With high winds and the rain easing we stopped on the side of the road by Bruce Bay to take in the awesome power of the sea as it buffeted the coast. Mid-morning rolled around and we stopped in at a salmon farm along the way where we were able to feed the fish, ent ... 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