Butterflies, butterflies, etc...

Dunedin

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June 1st 2008
What a great weekend! Every weekend; a new adventure. I have some catching up to do on previous weekends but wanted to share the pictures from this past one first. We went to Dunedin, a college town built on hillsides overlooking a bay and the ocean. And to the Otago peninsula just 10 minutes away. Once again more unbelievably dramatic scenery. On Saturday after attending Graham's first socc ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Timaru

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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