paddle boarding

Kaikoura and Christchurch, NZ

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January 5th 2009
Heading south from Blenheim along the east coast we continued our roadtrip to Kaikoura, a pretty little town on the ocean with mountains in the backdrop. Right before getting into town we stopped at a crayfish shack to pick up dinner for later. Crayfish are lobster-sized in NZ, and are pretty much lobster but without the claws. We pulled into our totally ghetto motel, A1 Backpackers, popped our ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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