The road to Kaikoura

Tossing the boss off

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February 23rd 2008
Day 152 - Tuesday 19 February After getting up and checking out we picked up our cricket tickets before taking the 2 1/2 hour drive up to Kaikoura. The road was deserted and although the scenary on the drive was good its only similar to driving across the pennines or the lake district. Arriving early afternoon we checked into our hostel. Again its really nice and clean even though its the ... read more

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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