Seaweed and Oyster Catchers

July 4th 2009
Last weekend we saw the first signs that winter was starting and autumn was on its way out. That is, it stopped raining and the sun came out. We've had an unusually cold and wet autumn and are glad to be back to clear, crisp and sunny days! To celebrate, we headed out to Banks Peninsula and after stopping for lunch in Akaroa we drove out to Le Bons Bay, which we've been m ... 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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Emma and Tim

We started this travel blog in 2005 when we set off on a ten-month around-the-world trip with a couple of backpacks and not much else. In 2008, we emigrated to New Zealand with four suitcases and a guitar and spent the first month travelling throughout the country, from Auckland to Christchurch, via a roundabout route. We now live in Christchurch and post the odd blog now and again...whenever the travel bug bites. Happy reading! Also, for a non-travel related blog, see whatdoesawombateat?... full info

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