Up on deck

Hector Harrassing!

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March 22nd 2007
Having waved farewell to Kaikoura and still having a slightly miffed Jen sitting next to me - I decided a spot of Paua Shell seeking might cheer her up! We stopped in a place called Paia beach which looked to have the perfect conditions for Paua gathering (i had quizzed a lady in the Kaikoura Paua Shell shop - silly billy told me where to find them and how to shine em up!!! Duh! Could she not spo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa

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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