Christmas morning

Christmas in Dunedin

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December 30th 2007
Christmas morning after breakfast we opened some gifts from various Santas around the world, including Charlotte and Duane. Thank you to everyone who sent little envelopes with us! Charlotte and Duane planned an awesome dinner so we made and enjoyed turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, a salad, buns, and stuffing. The meal was the closest semblance of a North American tradition as Christ ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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