Penguin!

I saw Penguins!!

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April 8th 2006
It might have cost me my health but i spent the night in this tiny town called Oamaru on the beach waiting for Baby Blue Penguins to come ashore. They where just about the most adorable things I have ever seen. We were not suppose to take their pictures because they have very sensitive eyes, and the flash blinds them for quite some time. We had this one, Jason named him Sam, fallow us around the p ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Oamaru

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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