Nellie's domain

To the beach followed by scrabble

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April 9th 2007
The four of us went off to the beach (with Alex driving). We first headed to a hill with a splendid view over the coast at Paekakariki and then headed down to the beach for a stroll alond the dark sanded beach. We took a very interesting narrow mountain road back (Moonshine Valley). I’m relieved I wasn’t driving. In the evening we played scrabble and drank wine and liqueurs and eat some of the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region

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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