traffic jam on the road to Mt Aspiring

Wallabees, Waronka, Akaroa, and chocolate

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October 12th 2008
This weekend we are in Akaroa, on the Banks Peninsula, a lobster-claw shaped peninsula just south of Christchurch. Randy had training in Christchurch on Thursday and Friday this week, and this time, for a change of roles, I got to come along and PLAY while he worked!! On Thursday I went into the city, accompanied by Gertie (our faithful GPS), and explored the Botanic Gardens, and then walked ... 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