Janet

March 16 – Port Chalmers, New Zealand

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March 16th 2014
Today we had a couple first experiences for our cruising. We were awakened at 7:00 by the ship’s captain making an announcement that the weather in Port Chalmers was too windy for the ship to safely move into the port or to try to dock. So the ship aborted today’s visit and we slowly made our way further south and then west toward tomorrow’s destination. Actually they said the winds in p ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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