Shell art

The Golden Bay

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January 22nd 2011
The Golden Bay English (lisa) 22/1 After seeing the beaches yesterday, we instantly decided to spend today (then it was still called tomorrow) on the beach. When we arrived, the tide was high and no beach was to be seen. We installed ourselves in the dunes waiting for the low tide to kick in. At the end of the day, a sandy, 40 meter wide beach had been formed. Some other peopl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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