Sperm Whale

Dave and Gayle's Road to Nowhere

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July 31st 2009
We've got our own wheels - and our own home again (even if it is rented!). As with most visitors to New Zealand, we decided the best way to see the country (well, the South Island at least) was to hire a campervan. Some may say we're mad to do it in the middle of winter, however we got one with its own gas heater that has done an admirable job of keeping us toasty overnight (even in below zero tem ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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