Sun-shower

Altitude is the only way to escape the sandflies

February 6th 2009
February 5th We woke early in the middle of a heard of cows all mooing right down our lug holes. We were not best pleased as it was 0700. The farmer was moving them from field to field with his pickup, dogs and a madly loud holler. Katherine parted the curtain to see, at eye level, a cow right the other side of the glass and promptly returned to the door-mouse position. We didn't have bre ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glaciers

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

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Katherine & George

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We're young and free and lovin' it, and the promise of adventure is pretty much the only thing that can get us out of bed before nine. After months of grueling nose-to-the-grindstone work in the mines, we're finally off on our RTW extravaganza - Toronto, California, Tahiti, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, India, UAE, England, Iceland, New York (hopefully with enough money to get back to Toronto at the end!). Can we afford it? No. Are we going to live it up anyway, before another ten years of hard intellectual labour? Heck yes. ... full info

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