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Day 352-354: Karamea, New Zealand

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January 15th 2010
Wednesday, January 13th The first order of business for the day was to fill all the remaining gaps in the centre seams of the canoe. After that Ferdi continued working on the second paddle while Talita helped John peal off the protective plastic layer on the perspecs panels that will go into the phone booth. This turned out to be a huge mission. The perspecs had been laying around for a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Karamea

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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