Not too wet

A Rainy Day in the Catlins

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September 14th 2008
Day 530 (09.09.08) Our time in the Catlins was destined to be rainy as we set off again in the morning to drizzle and mist. That didn’t stop us from enjoying some beautiful rainforest walks to the impressive Matai and Horseshoe Falls and later the stepped Purkaunui Falls. We’d read that Nugget point is a good viewpoint for seals, sea-lions, penguins etc. so we ventured up the steep cliff hug ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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