vinyard view

in vino veritas (melissa's spelling)

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January 3rd 2006
today we drove to my home town....picton!! we left kaikoura early....melissa insisted on driving. i clutched the sides of my seat and grunted a little of nervousness. HEY NOW!! IT WAS NOT BAD AT ALL. IN FACT, I WAS RATHER GOOD. I DIDN'T STALL A SINGLE TIME, I ONLY SHIFTED INTO 2ND INSTEAD OF 4TH (OPPS!) ONCE AND ONLY DROVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD A HANDFUL OF TIMES. ALL IN ALL, VERY S ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough » Picton

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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