Looking north up the beach

Sunrise on the Beach

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December 16th 2009
The beach below our place is about 1/2 a mile down the hill. The mountains are about 1/2 a mile up the hill. We woke up early and went down to the beach for sunrise. This is what we saw. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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