A "Blue-Bottle"

To most that would mean a an annoying Fly. But to the Antipedians, that means Man-O-War. The beach was covered in them. So unfortunately I did not get to continue my 'Swimming in every possible place in the world'. Actually we did go into big waves on black sand further north!

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Back in the W.N.I.

February 17th 2008
After another night-time ferry ride, we found ourselves back in Windy Wellington. This time we checked it out a bit more thoroughly as we had some more time to do it all in. Here are the pics with their matching mini stories....... ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki

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

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