Rock Jumping

Geology Day

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April 8th 2007
Today was a geology day - a day jam packed with rocks. I expected the children’s excitement to be palpable - apparently not. As we toured around the Oamaru area going from one rock formation to another, the progeny hunkered down in the back watching entirely inappropriate episodes of CSI. We did do a lot of walking and once out of the car, the kids had to concede that the views and even the geol ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Oamaru

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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