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On the Verandah

Michael and Lesley enjoying the sunset in Charleston.
West Coast

February 2nd 2006
From Greymouth up to Westport This has proved to be not as bad as the prospect looked. The road is not too hilly, the weather is not too wet (in fact it has been dry nearly all the time), it has not been cold (in fact we are now avoiding a very hot sun out there) and the welcome has been just as good as everywhere. We even swam in the sea and it is not too cold. We swam in the Nile ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Punakiaki

New Zealand Flag 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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