Family Holiday Pic

New Zealand--Vermont with Beaches???

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April 28th 2006
Part 21 April 18 Fox Glacier, New Zealand It is a bit hard for me to connect fully with New Zealand. I think part of this is the underlying sense that we are heading home in about one month. Without another country to look forward to and plan for, we are left to our own devices. Unfortunately, Koby has long since listened to all the books on the IPOD, used up any puzzle books of interest ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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