Seal Snoozes

Local Kaikoura fur seals ignore the fabulous scenery for a minute to get some zzzzs - tough life but someone has to do it.

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Maritime Wonders on the East Coast NZ

February 9th 2011
Saturday 5th February– Fox Glacier to Christchurch Early start to catch the train through the Southern Alps and into that small part of England in New Zealand: Mount Cook – Watched Mount Cook appear and disappear into the clouds several times as we eat breakfast in Fox Glacier – never did get a photo though. TranzAlpine – Travelled through the mountains from west to eas ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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