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Whale watching and waterways to Wellington

January 24th 2007
Morning(?!?). Rod here. My body clock has yet again been hit for six due to a 11 hour flight from Auckland to Santiago so have decided to venture to the depths of the Galerias hotel basement to update the blog. We were up at 6am on a grey overcast day in Kaikoura, ready for our whale watch. Binoculars in tow we were picked up by coach and on the giant sized cataraman by 7.30am heading towards t ... read more

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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

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Rod Barter and Helen Knight

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This is the joint blog of Roddy B and the Helsters. Our paths collided at the beginning of 2006 and we soon discovered a shared desire to explore this fab planet of ours. Soon afterwards we started to lay down our plans for a 3 month blitz across the southern hemisphere through South America, touching on Thailand, Australia and New Zealand on the way through. The adventure starts on 5th January 2007 stopping off at Bangkok for 4 days before heading off to Sydney. ... full info

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