The air brush

Day 361-363: Karamea, New Zealand

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January 24th 2010
Friday, January 22nd After a good night sleep we woke to an overcast and drizzly morning. After breakfast we crawled back into bed. This kind of weather doesn’t inspire us to get up and go. Just before 10am we were roused by the sound of a familiar engine note. Paddy had arrived! We invite him in, prepared a cuppa, and spent more than an hour chatting. When he’d gone we did the cleaning, then ... 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