Sperm Whale

Kaikoura, Abel Tasman & Wellington

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October 21st 2006
Leaving the misery of Mount Cook, I took a deserved break in the natural mineral waters of Hamner Springs. Surrounded by forests and mountains, with the rain pouring down on us from upon high, sitting in the sulphur and mineral pools we felt refreshed and rejuvinated....although I'm not sure exactly what the healing properties were, as the only customers bar ourselves seemed to be at least 100 ye ... 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