.........It's Santa

New Zealand VI

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December 24th 2008
Well, what can I say. Now we have settled in a place called Hamner Springs for 5 nights, this is to allow the poor van to recover after a near non stop 4,000 km +. I also get and oportunity to punish my Evil Liver with some local brew stuff. We have had to use the fridge on the site as ours is full, Wendy insisted on putting food in it. We have Bucks Fizz for breakfast, (not sure how it won Eurov ... 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