Kaikoura!

Thursday 5th February

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February 5th 2009
Hello All, Today we actually managed to get up in time for our free breakfast (well toast and juice!) at the Base hostel before jumping on the Kiwi Experience bus - was a little worried to start with as the driver was a big, scary, stressed-out she man! but wasn't too bad when we finally got chatting to her over the bbq and she had chilled out a bit. Kaikoura is such a beautiful place, really s ... 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