Still running

A day in coal and horse country

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October 26th 2008
I went for run this morning. In the early morning, the smell of coal fires hangs over this town as everyone seems to burn the stuff. Our own hotel has a coal shed much like someone might have a wood shed in Canada. I wanted to check out the beach so after a quick tour through town I head out into the country side, past numerous farms with horses and the local horse track, to the lagoon where th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Westport

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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