Lee andf I infront of the train

December 26th

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December 27th 2008
Akaroa, New Zealand, South Island - December 26th - 5:52pm I’m starting to think that the days just get longer and longer. Lee and I got room service today at 6:30am so we could be up and ready by 7:15 to go on our 9 hour tour. I was a few minutes late but much better than last time. Things started off ok, I helped get people out of the rendezvous lounge and into the tender boats. Tenders are al ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa

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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