Waipu Cove Beach (2)

A little bit of Scotland in a small corner of NZ

February 11th 2009
Wednesday 11 February Today I experienced some very excited Kiwi’s when they heard my accent! (“Oh, you’re Scottish”! How wonderful!”, I of course agreed wholeheartedly!). I stayed last night in Waipu Cove, a little south of Waipu. This morning I headed back up to Waipu (I was too late to visit there when I arrived yesterday). So, to explain the Kiwi excitedness: Many years a ... 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

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Claire Duff

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I think it was Benjamin Disraeli who said "Like all great travellers I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen" In the hope that this doesn't happen to me, I'm preparing this journal. I'm writing it mainly for myself so that I can look back on it in years to come along with the thousands of photo's I'll end up taking. I'm writing it also for the many family and friends who have helped me on my way in so many different ways - I might take forever to make a decision but once I do, I move pretty fast!! It's also for anyone who stumbles across it and wants to... full info

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