The Kelp made a beautiful pattern as it drifted in the blue ocean

New Zealand

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October 31st 2008
At last the rain had stopped so we made the most of it by going to the Otago Peninsula. We drove right along the coast up to the tip, where the Albatross Centre was based, and then walked around the cliffs to see some of the nesting birds. There were plenty of spotted shags sitting on nests that hung precariously on the side of the cliff face. When we went into the Albatross Centre we found ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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