Kaikoura 002

Marijke and Luc

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February 23rd 2008
Hello, Amazingnz.com booked us on a trip into sea, to try to spot whales and daulphins, and whaw, what a journey. Checking in people warned us that it was not a calm sea but a swell of three meter, a lazy swell they said, but anyway, we were glad we took some medication against motion sickness. Some male whales stay in this region because of a huge canyon under the watersurface, providing lots ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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