Whales off the starboard bow

Kaikoura Whaleway Station

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July 14th 2013
The view form our overnight camp included the sea crashing against some rocks and a rather spectacular waterfall crashing to the ground beside the road. We drove for twenty minutes before we arrived at “the Whaleway Station,” where we were hoping to catch a whale watching boat. The day before many of the boats had been cancelled due to the torrential rain. Luckily we were in for, well not pla ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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