Purple sky

Seals, rain and loads of ice.....

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July 29th 2006
Westport, Greymouth and the glaciers…… We didn’t arise too early the night after our night at the Mussel Inn, too many ciders….. After leaving the Mussel Inn, we set off in torrential rain towards Motueka again to check our emails and get some munch. Then it was off to Westport, and it is a fantastic drive. Unfortunately we did it in the early evening so we didn’t see too much spectacu ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glaciers

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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