Albatross

Whale watching

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September 8th 2006
I took the train from Picton down the coast to Kaikoura, a small town set against the backdrop of the snowcapped Kaikoura mountain range. The train follows the coast and has an open windowless carriage where you can stand and admire the view of mountains, ocean and seal colonies for a few minutes, after which you either hurry back to a warm carriage or die of hypothermia - it's still winter and t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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