Finally! The top panels are going up

Day 346-348: Karamea, New Zealand

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January 9th 2010
Thursday, January 7th The good times didn’t last. The sun got a few glimpses of Karamea today, but these were few and far between. The rest of the day was overcast and rainy. Talita woke with a sore throat, and she was slow getting out of bed. Ferdi could hardly keep his pants on, because we’d finished fiberglassing the top panels and were ready to stitch them to the hull. While Talita w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Karamea

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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