Punting on the Avon

Starting in New Zealand

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February 1st 2006
Jonny and I started with a few days in Christchurch before we went and picked up our little campervan. So I dragged Jonny on a punt of the River Avon after a scone (only joking it was a muffin), round an arts centre, cathedral and the Botanical Gardens ....Hmm am thinking I should join the National Trust on my return to the UK! On picking up the van, we did a massive supermarket shop follwed by m ... 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