A Second Attempt

We are dressed in togs (swim suits) and jerseys (warm wool long shirts) with clothes on top ready to make a second attempt to sit in the hot water at Hot Water Beach. Our efforts were futile because the surf was too high despite the fact that it was low tide. Me, Chris, Kyle, Meg

Adventures in Auckland, Huntly and the Coromandel Peninsula

August 27th 2006
I am taking two geology papers (classes) - structure, and geology and biota of New Zealand, one civil and environmental engineering paper - engineering hydrology, and one philosophy paper (with Megan!) - intro to symbolic logic. My geology lecturers are awesome, and there is a girl from UCD Geology in my NZ Geology class named Natalie. I met Ouadhah (pronounced water in a Jersey accent) in my hydr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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

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