The penguins we did see

The Catlins Coastal Drive

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January 30th 2008
A long drive ahead today! Everyone (including the lonely planet) has raved about how beautiful the scenic costal drive is through the Catlins, so we thought we would give it a go. However to our suprise we found the drive wasn't actually that scenic at all - it was mostly through the mountains but we had seen alot pretty driving down to Milfound Sounds and also on the West Coast when we were ... 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