Kel and James canoeing on the river in the back garden

I'm alive

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February 22nd 2007
Well we got up at 6am to jump on the ferry to Picton. A truck turned up first to put everyones luggage in and then a coach came to pick us up... couldn't believe it when the truck drove off with the back door open... again... thank god our bags were at the front otherwise i think we may have seen the whole Sydney bag dropping scenario again! The ferry was one of the most beautiful ferry journe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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