Seal in the pools while waiting for penguins

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January 14th 2013
Woke to a pretty good morning and after a hearty breakfast, had a look around Te Anau. Bought a beautiful Paua Shell and a Green Jade Pounamu ring, two of the natural treasures New Zealand is famous for. Our destination today - Curio Bay on the South Coast Stopped on the way at the most southerly lighthouse at Waipapa Point and came across to huge Fur Seals on the beach. They were beasts and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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