Petrified Forrest

Sea Lions and a Petrified Forest

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September 14th 2008
Day 529 (8.9.08) Getting up early enough we had another two additions to the orphaned lambs to help feed before going into Invercargill itself to see what it had to offer. Going into the ‘i site’ we found a great museum attached and spend a good amount of time reading up on some local info - very interesting. As the weather was still a bit iffy we decided against the walk around the town and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay

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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