eyes open for whales

3rd time lucky

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March 6th 2008
after 2 days of rough seas, on Tuesday the boats were able to run again, and we took off for the high seas. just out of Kaikoura there's a very deep ocean trench where the whales like to sit, just popping up now and then to breathe. We were very lucky to see two, called Taike and Little Nick - he has a little nick in his tail. When they surface its like looking at the tip of the iceberg, you can o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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