Bessie

The beginning of a New Adventure

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June 22nd 2008
New Zealand: The beginning Sydney to Christchurch to Arthur’s Pass Leaving Sydney was one of the hardest things I have had to do ever. Of course I wanted to avoid the reality of it by not packing until the night before I left. Unfortunately this meant I stayed up for an all-nighter of packing fun……..not really fun…in fact it was very painful. It was also hard because I hav ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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