Church of the Good Shepherd

Takapo to Akaroa to Christchurh

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March 23rd 2009
Saturday March 21, 2009 This is the Equinox, Vernal or Autumnal depending on your side of the Equator. I’m glad to be going back to the Vernal. Spring is my favorite time of year. Four hours of driving today, mostly boring. There is a power outage in Takapo. In fact I had to wake up the manager to unlock the electrically controlled gate to let me out of the park. No power, no coffee! B ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa

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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