Kenupru Sound

Sea, Mountains, Rain, Ice, Sky and more.....

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May 1st 2009
Hi all, It's been awhile since my last entry and we've done quite a bit since. In fact about an hour ago I was at 15,000ft but more on that later. I believe we were about to cross the Cook Strait last time I wrote any of this drivel so we'll start from there. The crossing was pleasant enough, no big waves or anything and the scenery as we approached South Island through the Marlborough Sound ... 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