Greetings Earthling...take me to your leader!

Hampden, Big Boulders, Penguins and loadsa Seals!

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January 4th 2008
We woke to another scorcher today - the tans are finally coming on nicely at last. We started sharpish and had to stop off when we passed through a village called Hampden, we followed the signs to the beach and were not dissapointed as it was stunning. Big G was gutted that we did not have a ball with us so he could claim to have played at Hampden. We literally travelled another mile down the ... 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