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New Zealand - Our South Island Loop Part 1

March 6th 2011
The ferry left a rain soaked and frankly rather gloomy Wellington but soon passed into bright sunshine as we neared Queen Charlotte Sound, our gateway to the South Island. Albert, happy to finally be on quieter roads and thus bereft of his train of red faced gesticulating Kiwis that he had collected on the busier North Island, trundled us west of Picton and up the Kenepuru Sound; just one of ma ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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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6th March 2011

JUMP
I remember walking across this bridge as some poor hapless teenager clung onto the outside while a group of bikini clad girls shouted at him to jump. After a half hour wander we returned to find that he was still there, only by now shaking and looking very scared. I suggested that he would be fine and about 30sec later he plunged to what could only be described as gut wrenching belly flop. I hope he got lucky with one of the girls...he deserved it.

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