Yellow Eyed Penguin in Otago Peninsula

While staying in Dunedin we went on a wildlife tour of the Otago Peninsula. This area of coast really reminded me of the west coast of Ireland. We saw an Albatross Colony, a seal Colony and we visted a conservation beach- where we saw very rare yellow eyed panguins swimming out of the sea and running past huge sea lions that were asleep along the beach. We felt very privleged to be there. BTW the penguins were very cute!!!

Queenstown Rocks!!

November 12th 2007
Hi Everybody!! We have been in Queenstown for the past few days and it is quite a city. We are enjoying it here so much that we have decided to stay a week and check out whats going on. Its definitely the adventure captital of New Zealand and we love it!! Check out the photos of the past couple of weeks. So much has happened its been hard to pick just a few photos. But these ones we thought ... 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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