Sunset over Kaikoura

hot springs along the home stretch

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March 26th 2006
Well time sure flies when you are driving as much as we have been. Fortunately we have been marking on our claendar what we have done so I can give you all a little briefing. Immediately after our last blog entry we went to the Royal Albatross Colony near Dunedin. We watched the Albatross return to roost for the evening and these birds really are gigantic. If you have seen California Condors ... read more

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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